nash

i did see the film Beautiful mind
i also think his imagination of multiple equilibrium in a game table is possible and they are not zero sum - loss is not necessarily gain for some
casino owner may create a set up where it is positive always and so is some of its customers - win win situation

it took some promotion to make Nash an Economics Nobel Laureate - he lost his equilibrium
I really do not know his work in geometry for him to get Abel's prize this year
returning from prize awarding ceremony he had accident and died along with his wife

Nash was not ill - his apparent illness earned him unique merit of earning two highest awards in economics and mathematics

this world has no ill or evil

Varadhan an ISI alumni is also recipient of Abel's prize - http://www.abelprize.no/