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| 'Beautiful Mind' mathematician John Nash killed in crash | |
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| US mathematician John Nash, who inspired the Oscar-winning film A Beautiful Mind, has died in a car crash, local media has reported. | |
| Nash, 86, and his wife Alicia were both killed when their taxi crashed in New Jersey, the reports said. | Nash, 86, and his wife Alicia were both killed when their taxi crashed in New Jersey, the reports said. |
| The mathematician is renowned for his work in game theory, winning the Nobel Prize for Economics in 1994. | The mathematician is renowned for his work in game theory, winning the Nobel Prize for Economics in 1994. |
| His breakthroughs in maths - and his struggles with schizophrenia - were the focus of the film. | His breakthroughs in maths - and his struggles with schizophrenia - were the focus of the film. |
| Russell Crowe, who played him in the film, tweeted: "Stunned... My heart goes out to John & Alicia & family. An amazing partnership. Beautiful minds, beautiful hearts." | Russell Crowe, who played him in the film, tweeted: "Stunned... My heart goes out to John & Alicia & family. An amazing partnership. Beautiful minds, beautiful hearts." |
| Alicia Nash helped care for her husband, and the two later became prominent mental health advocates. | Alicia Nash helped care for her husband, and the two later became prominent mental health advocates. |
| Media reports said the couple may not have been wearing seatbelts when they crashed. | |
| Nash married Alicia Larde in 1957, when he was a rising star in the maths world. | |
| But he developed severe schizophrenia soon after, and Alicia had him committed several times, with the pair divorcing in 1962. | |
| They stayed close, and his condition had begun to improve by the 1980s. The two remarried in 2001. | |
| Earlier this week, Nash received the Abel Prize, another top honour in the field of mathematics. | Earlier this week, Nash received the Abel Prize, another top honour in the field of mathematics. |