Book ID: CBB000050984

Toward a history of game theory (1992)

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Weintraub, E. Roy (Editor)


Duke University Press


Publication Date: 1992
Edition Details: Annual supplement to volume 24, History of political economy.
Physical Details: vi + 306 pp.; notes; index

Description Contents: Dimand, Robert W., Dimand, Mary Ann: The early history of the theory of strategic games from Waldegrave to Borel. Leonard, Robert J.: Creating a context for game theory. Rellstab, Urs: New insights into the collaboration between John von Neumann and Oskar Morgenstern on the Theory of games and economic behavior. Schotter, Andrew: Oskar Morgenstern's contribution to the development of the theory of games. Mirowski, Philip: What were von Neumann and Morgenstern trying to accomplish? Shubik, Martin: Game theory at Princeton, 1949-1955: A personal reminiscence. Raiffa, Howard: Game theory at the University of Michigan, 1948-1952. Angela M. O'Rand: Mathematizing social science in the 1950s: The early development and diffusion of game theory. Riker, William H.: The entry of game theory into political science. Rider, Robin E.: Operations research and game theory: Early connections. Smith, Vernon L.: Game theory and experimental economics: Beginnings and early influences.


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Tran, Thao
Shelton, William C.
Seneta, E.
Rusnock, Andrea A.
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