The Princeton University Mathematics Department hosted a celebration of the life and work of John F. Nash, Jr. on October 24, 2015.
Lectures can be viewed by clicking on their titles.
Lectures on Nash’s work:
(All talks will be in McDonnell A02)
9:30 a.m. | Welcoming Remarks |
9:45 – 10:45 a.m. | Eric Maskin – “John Nash’s Contributions to Economics and Game Theory” |
10:45 – 11:00 a.m. | Break |
11:00 – 12:00 p.m. | Sergiu Klainerman – “The Pity of It All – What J. Nash Accomplished in Analysis in Just Three Papers” |
12:00 – 1:45 p.m. | Break |
1:45 – 2:45 p.m. | Mikhail Gromov – “Problems Left Unsolved” |
2:45 – 3:15 p.m. | Break |
3:15 – 4:15 p.m. | János Kollár – “Nash’s Work in Algebraic Geometry” |
Public lecture:
4:30 – 5:30 p.m. | Sylvia Nasar – “John Nash: the story of a beautiful mind” |
Remembrance Service:
Princeton University Chapel, 6 p.m.