John Forbes Nash

American mathematician and economist (1928–2015).

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John Forbes Nash was an American mathematician and economist. Born on 13 June 1928 in Bluefield, Nash died on 23 May 2015 in Monroe Township at the age of 86.

Notable works include Nash equilibrium, Nash blowing-up and Nash embedding theorem. Nash studied at Princeton University and Carnegie Institute of Technology. Honours include John von Neumann Theory Prize, Fellow of the Econometric Society and Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, among 10 recorded.

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