Prisoner's Dilemma
John von Neumann, Game Theory, and the Puzzle of the Bomb
William Poundstone
Explore the "prisoner's dilemma" with this fascinating read that delves into the social puzzle we all face daily. Learn how game theory was born from poker and how it became key to military strategy during the Cold War. Discover the profound implications of this mathematical study of conflict and deception on public policy today. This masterful work of science writing weaves together biography, history, and investigative journalism to deliver an incisive story of a revolutionary idea that has been hailed as a landmark of twentieth-century thought.
Fecha de publicación
1993-01-01T00:00:00.000Z
1993-01-01T00:00:00.000Z
publicado por primera vez en 1992
Calificación de Goodreads
3.92
ISBN
9780385415804
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2021-09-21T00:32:45.000Z
@Singularitarian I’m not aware of any book devoted to exclusively to the biography of von Neumann, but this book does some of that along with sketching the history of game theory in connection with the Cold War: – fuente