A brilliant madness
(DVD)
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Published
[United States] : PBS Home Video, c2004.
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Nanuet Public Library - Adult Non-Entertainment DVD | B Nash | On Shelf |
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Published
[United States] : PBS Home Video, c2004.
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 60 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Notes
General Note
DVD, region 1 ; Dolby Digital, stereo.
General Note
Closed-captioned.
General Note
Originally broadcast as part of the television series The American experience.
General Note
Special features: commentary ; interview with John Nash ; more information on schizophrenia.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Peter Donahue ; editor, Karen Schmeer ; composer, Tom Phillips.
Participants/Performers
Narrator, Liev Schreiber.
Description
This tells the story of mathematician John Nash. Called "the most remarkable mathematician of the second half of the century", Nash suffered a devastating breakdown at the age of thirty. He suddenly claimed that aliens were sending him messages, became obsessed with secret numbers and saw conspiracies all around him. Diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, Nash spent a decade in and out of mental hospitals, surviving with the support of his wife and former colleagues. During that time, a mathematical proof he'd written at the age of twenty became a foundation of modern economics. Sometime in the 1980s, he gradually began to recover. In 1994, Nash capped his remarkable return from madness by winning the Nobel Prize.
Target Audience
Not rated.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
MacLowry, R., Samels, M., & Schreiber, L. (2004). A brilliant madness (Widescreen.). PBS Home Video.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)MacLowry, Randall, Mark. Samels and Liev. Schreiber. 2004. A Brilliant Madness. PBS Home Video.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)MacLowry, Randall, Mark. Samels and Liev. Schreiber. A Brilliant Madness PBS Home Video, 2004.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)MacLowry, Randall., Mark Samels, and Liev Schreiber. A Brilliant Madness Widescreen., PBS Home Video, 2004.
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