Sylvia Nasar, the author of the phenomenal bestseller A Beautiful Mind takes us on a journey through the epic story of the making of modern economics, and how it rescued mankind from squalor and deprivation by placing its material fate in its own hands, rather than in Fate.Nasar's account begins with Charles Dickens and Henry Mayhew observing and publishing the condition of the poor majority in mid 19th century London, the richest and most glittering place in the world. This was a ...

A Beautiful Mind is Sylvia Nasar's award-winning biography about the mystery of the human mind, the triumph over incredible adversity, and the healing power of love.At the age of thirty-one, John Nash, mathematical genius, suffered a devastating breakdown and was diagnosed with schizophrenia. Yet after decades of leading a ghost-like existence, he was to re-emerge to win a Nobel Prize and world acclaim. A Beautiful Mind has inspired the Oscar-winning film directed...

La fascinante historia de la creación de la economía modernaEn un relato revolucionario y conmovedor la autora de Una mente maravillosa recorre los dos últimos siglos junto a los protagonistas que han cambiado el modo de vida de todos los habitantes del planeta.Nasar construye una biografía coral del pensamiento económico contemporáneo, una historia épica de la creación de la economía moderna, y de cómo esta salvó a parte de la humanidad de la mise...

La magnífica biografía del gran genio John Nash, una obra que recoge lo mejor y lo peor de esta aventura apasionante por los caminos de la genialidad.En 1949, John Forbes Nash era un joven estudiante en Princeton que con su tesis doctoral, dedicada al desarrollo de la teoría de juegos, dio buena muestra de un talento que impresionó a hombres de la talla de Albert Einstein, Robert Oppenheimer y John von Neuman. Más tarde, cuando trabajaba como profesor en el MIT de ...

An instant New York Times bestseller, in a sweeping narrative the author of the esteemed A Beautiful Mind takes us on a journey through modern history with the men and women who changed the lives of every single person on the planet. Grand Pursuit is the epic story of the making of modern economics, of how economics rescued mankind from squalor and deprivation by placing its material fate in its own hands.A New York Times bestsel...

This is the powerful, dramatic biography of math genius John Nash, who overcame serious mental illness and schizophrenia to win the Nobel Prize. This book is the inspiration for the Academy Award-winning film starring Russell Crowe and Jennifer Connelly and directed by Ron Howard.“How could you, a mathematician, believe that extraterrestrials were sending you messages?” the visitor from Harvard asked the West Virginian with the movie-star looks and Olympian manner....

Simon Singh takes a quirky look at some of the most important numbers in mathematicsPhysicist and popular science author Simon Singh explores the numbers and concepts that lie at the heart of some of the trickiest problems in mathematics, revealing their history, significance and unique qualities.Beginning with zero - which, amazingly, wasn't invented until 400 BC and then took thousands of years to catch on - he goes on to serve up a slice of pi, uncover t...