Documentary Description
A Brilliant Madness is the story of a mathematical genius whose
career was cut short by a descent into madness. At the age of 30, John
Nash, a stunningly original and famously eccentric MIT mathematician,
suddenly began claiming that aliens were communicating with him and
that he was a special messenger.
Diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, Nash spent
the next three decades in and out of mental hospitals, all but
forgotten. During that time, a proof he had written at the age of 20
became a foundation of modern economic theory. In 1994, as Nash began
to show signs of emerging from his delusions, he was awarded a Nobel
Prize in Economics. The program features interviews with John Nash, his
wife Alicia, his friends and colleagues, and experts in game theory and
mental illness.
Go beyond the Oscar-winning drama “A Beautiful Mind”
and learn more about the life of troubled mathematician and Nobel
Prize-winner John Nash and his struggle with mental illness in this PBS
“American Experience” documentary. Exclusive interviews with Nash and
wife Alicia are included.
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