当地时间23日，普林斯顿大学学者、数学家约翰·纳什(享年86岁)和妻子(享年82岁)遭遇车祸去世。纳什也是罗素·克劳主演的影片《美丽心灵》的原型，该片2002年荣获奥斯卡最佳影片奖。

　　数学天才，非线性偏微分研究者，精神分裂症患者，1950年21岁在普林斯顿博士论文中提出纳什均衡，博弈论在生物学、经济学、国际关系、计算机科学、政治学、军事战略等广泛应用后，94年获诺贝尔经济学奖。约翰·纳什，疯狂而伟大的一生。

　　According to Aristotle, the best tragedies are conflicts between a hero and his destiny. Theycontain reversals of fortune, moments of recognition, and, ultimately, a catharsis. Dr. John Nash'slife -- his early brilliance, his struggle with mental illness, and his slow, willful recovery -- is definitelythe stuff of Greek tragedy. He describes his experiences, in these excerpts from an in-depthinterview.

　　Randy MacLowry, producer and co-writer of A Brilliant Madness, talks about his experiences makinga documentary on John Nash. He shares some of the misconceptions he had about schizophrenia,the challenges of conveying the emotional aspects of Nash's story and the ideas behind a few ofthe shots in the film.

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