I got to know both John Nash and Silvia Nasar, through working as the math consultant for the film "A Beautiful Mind". I had about a day's notice to meet with R

I got to know both John Nash and Silvia Nasar, through working as the math consultant for the film "A Beautiful Mind". I had about a day's notice to meet with Ron Howard, Akiva Goldsman, and Todd Hallowell for my interview, and I somehow managed to read the book in that interval. This excerpt is wonderful and shorter.