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'''John Nash''' was born [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_13 June 13], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1928 1928] in Bluefield, West Virginia.

He invented [[Hex]] independently of [[Piet Hein]] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1948 1948], though the game was called ''Nash'' at the time, to honour its inventor. (See [[History]] for more details.)

Nash was the subject of the bestselling book [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0684853701/qid=1091736037/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl14/103-5668637-5984658?v=glance&s=books&n=507846 A Beautiful Mind], which has been turned into a successful [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0268978/ movie].

== Related links ==

Nash won the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_Prize Nobel Prize] in Economic Sciences in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994 1994]:
[http://www.nobel.se/economics/laureates/1994/nash-autobio.html]

A long and interesting interview with Dr Nash (some video clips as well):
[http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/nash/sfeature/sf_nash.html]

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	'''John Forbes Nash Jr.''' (1928-2015) was a renowned economist and mathematician who made significant contributions to the field of game theory, the study of strategic decision making. He is best known for his work on the Nash equilibrium, a concept that is widely used in economics and other disciplines. He shared the 1994 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_Prize Nobel Prize] in Economics for his work in this area.		'''John Forbes Nash Jr.''' (1928-2015) was a renowned economist and mathematician who made significant contributions to the field of game theory, the study of strategic decision making. He is best known for his work on the Nash equilibrium, a concept that is widely used in economics and other disciplines. He shared the 1994 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_Prize Nobel Prize] in Economics for his work in this area.

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-'''John Forbes Nash Jr.''' (1928-2015) was an economist and a mathematician who won the 1994 Nobel Prize in Economics. He is often credited as one of the inventors of the game of Hex.
+'''John Forbes Nash Jr.''' (1928-2015) was a renowned economist and mathematician who made significant contributions to the field of game theory, the study of strategic decision making. He is best known for his work on the Nash equilibrium, a concept that is widely used in economics and other disciplines. He shared the 1994 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_Prize Nobel Prize] in Economics for his work in this area.
 == Nash and Hex ==
-According to Nash, he invented Hex at Princeton in 1948 or 1949 independently of [[Piet Hein]], who had already invented and published Hex in 1942. However, there is some uncertainty about whether Nash's rediscovery of Hex was truly independent, as it is known that Hex had already been brought to Princeton by Danish students by early 1948. One of these students was Aage Bohr, the son of Niels Bohr and a friend of Piet Hein. Therefore, Nash may have been exposed to the game, perhaps without realizing it. See [[History of Hex]] for more details.
+In addition to his contributions to economic game theory, Nash is also credited as one of the inventors of the game of [[Hex]]. According to Nash, he independently invented Hex at Princeton in 1948 or 1949. However, there is some uncertainty about whether his rediscovery of the game was truly independent, as it is known that Hex had already been brought to Princeton by Danish students by early 1948. One of these students was Aage Bohr, the son of Niels Bohr and a friend of [[Piet Hein]]. Therefore, Nash may have been exposed to the game, perhaps without realizing it. See [[History of Hex]] for more details.
-Nash's fellow players at first called the game "Nash". It is rumored that the game was also known by the name "John" at Princeton, because it could be played on the hexagonal tiles of a bathroom floor. However, Hayward and Toft state that they were unable to find any records or other evidence in support of this rumor.
+Nash's fellow players at first called the game "Nash." There is a rumor that the game was also known as "John" at Princeton because it could be played on the hexagonal tiles of a bathroom floor. However, Hayward and Toft state that they were unable to find any records or other evidence to support this claim.
 == Nash in popular culture ==
-Nash was the subject of the bestselling book [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0684853701/qid=1091736037/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl14/103-5668637-5984658?v=glance&s=books&n=507846 A Beautiful Mind].  In 2001, the book was made into a movie starring Russell Crowe as Nash; the movie was highly successful and won several Academy Awards, including Best Picture. [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0268978/ (source)]
+Nash's life and struggles were depicted in the bestselling book "[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0684853701/qid=1091736037/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl14/103-5668637-5984658?v=glance&s=books&n=507846 A Beautiful Mind]" and the subsequent movie of the same name, which starred Russell Crowe as Nash. The film was highly successful and won several Academy Awards, including Best Picture. [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0268978/ (source)]
-== Related links ==
+== Honors ==
-Nash won the 1994 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_Prize Nobel Prize] in Economic Sciences
+In addition to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_Prize Nobel Prize] in Economics [https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/economic-sciences/1994/nash/facts/], Nash also won the 2015 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abel_Prize Abel Prize] in Mathematics [https://abelprize.no/abel-prize-laureates/2015], making him the only person to have won both prizes.
-[https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/economic-sciences/1994/nash/facts/] and the 2015 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abel_Prize Abel Prize] in Mathematics [https://abelprize.no/abel-prize-laureates/2015]. He is the only person to have won both prizes.
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-'''John Forbes Nash Jr.''' (1928-2015) was an economist and a mathematician, and is often credited as one of the inventors of the game of Hex.
+'''John Forbes Nash Jr.''' (1928-2015) was an economist and a mathematician who won the 1994 Nobel Prize in Economics. He is often credited as one of the inventors of the game of Hex.
 == Nash and Hex ==
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 == Related links ==
-Nash won the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_Prize Nobel Prize] in Economic Sciences in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994 1994]:
+Nash won the 1994 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_Prize Nobel Prize] in Economic Sciences
-[http://www.nobel.se/economics/laureates/1994/nash-autobio.html]
+[https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/economic-sciences/1994/nash/facts/] and the 2015 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abel_Prize Abel Prize] in Mathematics [https://abelprize.no/abel-prize-laureates/2015]. He is the only person to have won both prizes.
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-A long and interesting interview with Dr Nash (some video clips as well):
-[http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/nash/sfeature/sf_nash.html]
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-'''John Forbes Nash Jr.''' (1928-2015) was an economist, a mathematician, and one of the inventors of the game of Hex.
+'''John Forbes Nash Jr.''' (1928-2015) was an economist and a mathematician, and is often credited as one of the inventors of the game of Hex.
-He invented [[Hex]] independently of [[Piet Hein]] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1948 1948], though the game was called ''Nash'' at the time, to honour its inventor. (See [[History of Hex]] for more details.)
+== Nash and Hex ==
 Nash was the subject of the bestselling book [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0684853701/qid=1091736037/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl14/103-5668637-5984658?v=glance&s=books&n=507846 A Beautiful Mind].  In 2001, the book was made into a movie starring Russell Crowe as Nash; the movie was highly successful and won several Academy Awards, including Best Picture. [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0268978/ (source)]

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 '''John Nash''' was born [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_13 June 13], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1928 1928] in Bluefield, West Virginia.
-He invented [[Hex]] independently of [[Piet Hein]] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1948 1948], though the game was called ''Nash'' at the time, to honour its inventor. (See [[History]] for more details.)
+He invented [[Hex]] independently of [[Piet Hein]] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1948 1948], though the game was called ''Nash'' at the time, to honour its inventor. (See [[History of Hex]] for more details.)
 Nash was the subject of the bestselling book [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0684853701/qid=1091736037/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl14/103-5668637-5984658?v=glance&s=books&n=507846 A Beautiful Mind], which has been turned into a successful [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0268978/ movie].