Title
The Essential John Nash,New
Sold by Ergodebooks, an authorized reseller.
Returns accepted within 30 days | support@ergodebooks.com
Shipping Information
- Free Standard Shipping — United States only
- Processing Time: 1–3 business days
- Estimated Delivery: 3–5 business days after dispatch
- Double-boxed, fully insured & discreetly packaged
- Tracking number sent via email once dispatched
- Orders over $250 require signature upon delivery. Taxes calculated at checkout.
Returns & Refund
Returns accepted within 30 days of delivery.
Damaged or Defective Item
Free return shipping + replacement or full refund
Wrong Item Received
Free return shipping + replacement or full refund
Change of Mind
Return shipping at customer's expense · 25% restocking fee applies
Payment Option
When John Nash Won The Nobel Prize In Economics In 1994, Many People Were Surprised To Learn That He Was Alive And Well. Since Then, Sylvia Nasar'S Celebrated Biography A Beautiful Mind, The Basis Of A New Major Motion Picture, Has Revealed The Man. The Essential John Nash Reveals His Workin His Own Words. This Book Presents, For The First Time, The Full Range Of Nash'S Diverse Contributions Not Only To Game Theory, For Which He Received The Nobel, But To Pure Mathematicsfrom Riemannian Geometry And Partial Differential Equationsin Which He Commands Even Greater Acclaim Among Academics. Included Are Nine Of Nash'S Most Influential Papers, Most Of Them Written Over The Decade Beginning In 1949.From 1959 Until His Astonishing Remission Three Decades Later, The Man Behind The Concepts 'Nash Equilibrium' And 'Nash Bargaining'Concepts That Today Pervade Not Only Economics But Nuclear Strategy And Contract Talks In Major League Sportshad Lived In The Shadow Of A Condition Diagnosed As Paranoid Schizophrenia. In The Introduction To This Book, Nasar Recounts How Nash Had, By The Age Of Thirty, Gone From Being A Wunderkind At Princeton And A Rising Mathematical Star At Mit To The Depths Of Mental Illness.In His Preface, Harold Kuhn Offers Personal Insights On His Longtime Friend And Colleague; And In Introductions To Several Of Nash'S Papers, He Provides Scholarly Context. In An Afterword, Nash Describes His Current Work, And He Discusses An Error In One Of His Papers. A Photo Essay Chronicles Nash'S Career From His Student Days In Princeton To The Present. Also Included Are Nash'S Nobel Citation And Autobiography.The Essential John Nash Makes It Plain Why One Of Nash'S Colleagues Termed His Style Of Intellectual Inquiry As 'Like Lightning Striking.' All Those Inspired By Nash'S Dazzling Ideas Will Welcome This Unprecedented Opportunity To Trace These Ideas Back To The Exceptional Mind They Came From.
⚠️ WARNING (California Proposition 65):
This product may contain chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects, or other reproductive harm.
For more information, please visit www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.