John Forbes Nash Jr. was born June 13, 1928 in Bluefield, West Virginia. John grew up to become one of the greatest mathematicians of his generation. Nash's work on game theory, differential geometry, and particle differential equations is now used worldwide in fields such as: market economics, evolutionary biology, accounting, computer science, politics, military theory, as well as others. As previously noted, Nash was born on June 13, 1928, in Bluefield, West Virginia. He is the son of his father, John Nash Sr., an electrical technician, and his mother, Virginia Martin, a language teacher. It is said that when he was a young boy, he turned his bedroom into a laboratory and spent much of his time experimenting and researching. Throughout his early education, his parents often pushed him to improve his education. He often received books and encyclopedias from his parents so that he could further expand his knowledge. During his senior year of high school, his parents arranged for him to take advanced math classes at a local community college. Nash earned a full scholarship to the Carnegie Institute of Technology. After starting his academic career with a major in chemical engineering, he later shifted to chemistry and eventually mathematics. He went on to earn a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics and a Master of Science degree in mathematics in 1948. After graduating, he began his graduate studies at Princeton University. During Nash's time at Princeton, he worked on his theory of equilibrium. In 1950 he received a doctorate. with a thesis on non-cooperative games. This thesis contained what would later be recognized as the Nash equilibrium. Over the next few years he worked... middle of paper ...... he and De Larde renewed their relationship and remarried on June 1, 2001. A film was released in December 2001 based on the life of John Nash calls A Beautiful Mind. The film was directed by Ron Howard and starred Russell Crowe, who played Nash. The film was criticized due to its inaccurate depiction of much of Nash's life and schizophrenia. Some of Nash's recent work includes topics such as advanced game theory, mental illness, and psychology. Nash has been a guest speaker at numerous world-class events and has received numerous honorary degrees from several institutions. In 2012, he became a member of the American Mathematical Society. He is now recognized as one of the greatest American mathematicians as well as one of the greatest mathematicians of the 20th and 21st centuries...