Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to Legendary Mathematician Dr. John Nash and his wife Alicia who were killed yesterday in a road accident. He went on to all him An Intellectual Powerhouse.
The 85 year old Mathematician had won Nobel Prize in Economics in 1994 and had received Abel Prize this month itself.
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Modi took twitter to express his condolences, “An intellectual powerhouse with a long lasting contribution to mathematics, John Nash will be remembered forever. RIP Alicia and John Nash”.
A biopics on his life story titled A Beautiful Mind won the Oscar in 2001, in which Nash’s role was played by actor Russell Crowe.
The Actor Russell Crowe also took Twitter to express his condolences.
“Stunned…my heart goes out to John & Alicia & family. An amazing partnership. Beautiful minds, beautiful hearts”, he said in a tweet.
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On May 23, 2015, Nash and his wife Alicia were killed in a car accident on the New Jersey Turnpike near Monroe Township.
The driver of the taxi they were riding in lost control as he tried to overtake another vehicle and struck a guard rail. Nash and his wife, who were not wearing their seatbelts, were thrown out of the car. They are survived by two sons and a grandson.