You must be thinking that who is the man in this photo?
So this is John Forbes Nash Jr., an American mathematician and Nobel laureate who made fundamental contributions to the study of game theory, differential geometry, and partial differential equations. Although they are not being introduced here for information about the big equations in the field of mathematics, but to share a very interesting story of a special person on this very special day. It was during the course of his research that Nash began to show clear signs of mental illness, such as seeing people who weren’t in real life or hearing sounds that weren’t in reality, causing often he was found talking alone or doing some activity which was very unusual. Later, during treatment, it was found that he was seriously battling a mental illness called Schizophrenia. (Schizophrenia is a mental condition in which certain chemicals in certain areas of the brain are out of balance. If this happens, there is a lack of coordination between thoughts, actions, and feelings.) This is followed by a period of several years. Spent in hospitals for the treatment of schizophrenia. After 1970, his condition gradually improved, allowing him to return to academic work by the mid-1980s.
Giving positive direction to his strong will and his beautiful mind, Nash’s work provided insight into the factors that can easily solve the complex systems found in everyday life. Even today his theories in economics are widely used internationally. Working as a senior research mathematician at Princeton University during the later part of his life, he shared the 1994 Nobel Memorial Prize for Economic Sciences with game theorists Reinhard Selten and John Harsani. In 2015, he also shared the Abel Prize with Louis Nirenberg for his work on non-linear partial differential equations. John Nash is the only person to have been awarded both the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences and the Abel Prize. He made his weakness his strength.
His struggle with his illness and his strong will is described as his biography, published in the 1998 book “A Beautiful Mind” by Sylvia Nassar, and later the Hollywood film “A Beautiful Mind” by Ron Howard, based on the same book. “Beautiful Mind”, in which Nash’s character is portrayed by actor Russell Crowe. Personally, I think the film is great and worth watching. Because of John Nash’s story, not just fighting any mental problem But it also proves that no matter how serious the problem may be, with the help of strong willpower, even the most difficult goals can be achieved.
Schizophrenia: Schizophrenia is a serious mental illness that affects more than 21 million people worldwide, according to the World Health Organization, the purpose of this day is to spread awareness about this disease, eradicating the myths and superstitions surrounding mental illnesses in general. A common myth about schizophrenia is that people with it have split personalities. However, this is completely untrue. Schizophrenia patients have the same personality as everyone else. Common symptoms of schizophrenia include confused thinking, delusions, and hallucinations. People suffering from this disease can lead a normal and long life with proper treatment on time as well as support from family, friends and people around.
