Julius von Mayer

1814–1878

1851

relation between heat and mechanical energy, Meyer's relation

brain fever, attempt of suicide, involuntarily taken to a mental hospital

Ludwig Boltzmann

1844-1906

1906

kinetic theory of gases, statistic interpretation of entropy

bipolar disorder, suicide

John Nash

1928-2015

1959

Game theory

paranoia, diagnosed with schizofrenia, taken to a mental hospital

Vladimir Voevodksy

1966-2017

2007

univalent foundations

voices, parts of the body he could not control, visions, hallucinations

Isaac Newton

1643-1727

1693

lots of stuff

literal and symbolic i transition from science to gov service transition from science to gov service

Stanislaw Ulam

1909-1984

1946

Monte-Carlo

brain fever, switched from pure math to numerics and gov service