A brilliant madness / a Yellow Jersey Films production for American Experience ; WGBH, Boston ; produced by Randall MacLowry ; directed by Mark Samels ; written by Mark Samels & Randall MacLowry.

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John Nash, called "the most remarkable mathematician of the second half of the century," suffered a devastating breakdown at the age of thirty. He claimed that aliens were sending him messages, became obsessed with secret numbers and saw conspiracies all around him. Diagnosed with paranoid schizophr...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies. Rovi K-12 education materials.
Corporate Authors:	Yellow Jersey Films WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.) PBS Home Video
Other Authors:	MacLowry, Randall Samels, Mark Schreiber, Liev
Language:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	Closed-captioned.
Published:	[Arlington, Va.] : PBS Home Video, [2004], ©2004.
Edition:	Widescreen.
Series:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies. Rovi K-12 education materials.
Subjects:	Nash, John F., > Jr., > 1928-2015. Mathematicians > United States > Biography. Documentary television programs. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Mathematicians. United States.
Genre:	Biography. Documentary television programs. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	Video DVD

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