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Nash At A Glance

Born: 1928 in Bluefield, W.Va.

Education: B.S. and M.S. in mathematics from Carnegie Mellon University in 1948. Ph.D. in mathematics from Princeton University in 1950.

Achievements:

Published his seminal theory, the "Nash Equilibrium," at the age of 21 in 1950.

Singled out by Fortune magazine in 1958 ...

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