John Nash: Madman Mathematician

John Forbes Nash was born in Bluefield Sanatorium, West Virginia on the 13th of June, 1928. John showed much interest in books when he was young, shying away from play with other children. His mother encouraged this by seeing that he got good schooling, and also teaching him herself. Nash's teachers at school did not recognize his genius, but instead labeled him as backward because of his lack of social skills. We as educators now recognize …

…a ghostly, silent figure shuffling around the Fine Hall, the math and physics building, wearing purple sneakers. He occasionally writes numerology treatises on the blackboards, and is called the "Phantom of Fine Hall". <Tab/>On a personal note: I believe that while the movie based on his life, "A Beautiful Mind" was poignant and did tell the story of his illness, it did not relay what a genius this man is.