The Real Story Behind “A Beautiful Mind”

Few Friends and a Love of Pranks

During his time at community college, John had gained a reputation for being an oddball. He had an avid love of science as well as an interest in math, but it was chemistry that he pursued the most – especially making explosives, which led to the accidental death of one of his classmates. According to biographers, John spent a lot of his time creating spiteful caricatures of students he didn’t like, as well as torturing small animals. This beautiful mind had a mean streak – it wouldn’t be until years later that a reason for it would be found.