A Beautiful Mind (biography)

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A Beautiful Mind is a biographical book by Sylvia Nasar that chronicles the life, mathematical genius, and struggles with schizophrenia of Nobel Prize–winning economist John Nash.

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Label	Occurrences
A Beautiful Mind	7
A Beautiful Mind (book)	2
A Beautiful Mind (biography) canonical	1
A Beautiful Mind (film)	1
A Beautiful Mind: The Life of Mathematical Genius and Nobel Laureate John Nash	1

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Target entity: A Beautiful Mind (biography)
Context triple: [John Nash, subjectOf, A Beautiful Mind (biography)]

A. John Nash
John Nash was an American mathematician renowned for his groundbreaking work in game theory, differential geometry, and partial differential equations, which profoundly influenced economics and the mathematical sciences.
B. Mystic River
Mystic River is a tidal estuary in the Greater Boston area of Massachusetts, historically significant for shipbuilding and industrial activity along its banks.
C. Independence Day
Independence Day is a major U.S. federal holiday celebrated on July 4th commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776, typically marked by fireworks, parades, and patriotic displays.
D. Mens et Manus
Mens et Manus is the Latin motto of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, expressing the union of mind and hand in the pursuit of knowledge and practical application.
E. All Hail to Massachusetts
"All Hail to Massachusetts" is the official state song that celebrates the history, pride, and heritage of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: A Beautiful Mind (biography)
Target entity description: A Beautiful Mind is a biographical book by Sylvia Nasar that chronicles the life, mathematical genius, and struggles with schizophrenia of Nobel Prize–winning economist John Nash.

A. John Nash
John Nash was an American mathematician renowned for his groundbreaking work in game theory, differential geometry, and partial differential equations, which profoundly influenced economics and the mathematical sciences.
B. Mystic River
Mystic River is a tidal estuary in the Greater Boston area of Massachusetts, historically significant for shipbuilding and industrial activity along its banks.
C. Independence Day
Independence Day is a major U.S. federal holiday celebrated on July 4th commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776, typically marked by fireworks, parades, and patriotic displays.
D. Mens et Manus
Mens et Manus is the Latin motto of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, expressing the union of mind and hand in the pursuit of knowledge and practical application.
E. All Hail to Massachusetts
"All Hail to Massachusetts" is the official state song that celebrates the history, pride, and heritage of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	biography ⓘ book ⓘ
adaptationDirector	Ron Howard ⓘ
adaptationLeadActor	Russell Crowe ⓘ
adaptationReleaseYear	2001 ⓘ
adaptationType	film ⓘ
author	Sylvia Nasar ⓘ
awarded	Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Biography ⓘ National Book Critics Circle Award for Biography (finalist) ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
coversTopic	Cold War academic environment ⓘ Nash equilibrium ⓘ linked to: Non-cooperative Games history of game theory ⓘ stigma of mental illness ⓘ
criticalReception	widely acclaimed ⓘ
depictsInstitution	Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ Princeton University ⓘ
deweyDecimalClassification	510/.92 B ⓘ
genre	biography ⓘ non-fiction ⓘ
hasAdaptation	A Beautiful Mind (2001 film) ⓘ
hasOCLCNumber	38218107 ⓘ
includedInList	New York Times Notable Books ⓘ
ISBN	978-0-684-81906-8 ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
libraryOfCongressClassification	QA29.N25 N37 1998 ⓘ
mainSubject	John Forbes Nash Jr. ⓘ linked to: John Nash
mediaType	print ⓘ
narrativeFocus	life of John Forbes Nash Jr. ⓘ mathematical achievements of John Nash ⓘ struggle with mental illness ⓘ
pages	~460 ⓘ
placeOfPublication	New York City ⓘ
publicationDate	1998 ⓘ
publisher	Simon & Schuster ⓘ
setting	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America academic institutions ⓘ
subjectBirthPlace	Bluefield, West Virginia ⓘ linked to: Bluefield, West Virginia, United States
subjectField	economics ⓘ game theory ⓘ mathematics ⓘ
subjectMedicalCondition	schizophrenia ⓘ
subjectNotableAward	Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences ⓘ
subjectOccupation	economist ⓘ mathematician ⓘ
subjectSpouse	Alicia Nash ⓘ
targetAudience	general readership ⓘ
timePeriodCovered	1928–1990s ⓘ

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