PM Condoles The Demise Of Mathematician John Nash


NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled the death of acclaimed mathematician John Nash, saying the "intellectual powerhouse" will be remembered forever.

"An intellectual powerhouse with a long lasting contribution to mathematics, John Nash will be remembered forever. RIP Alicia and John Nash," the Prime Minister said in his message.

The American mathematician, who inspired the Oscar- winning film 'A Beautiful Mind', died along with his wife Alicia in the United States today in a car accident.

American mathematician John Nash, a Nobel Prize laureate whose life story inspired the movie "A Beautiful Mind", was killed in a car accident along with his wife in the US state of New Jersey, media reported.

The Princeton University math wiz and his wife were killed on Saturday in a taxi-cab crash on the New Jersey Turnpike, nj.com reported citing police.

John Forbes Nash Jr. 86, and Alicia Nash, 82, were travelling south when their taxi driver lost control of his vehicle.

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Source: PTI