Game Changers: Stories of the Revolutionary Minds behind Game Theory
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| Rating | : | 4.30 (570 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01MU8KFNU |
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| Number of Pages | : | 268 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-08-15 |
| Language | : | English |
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Posamentier, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics Education and former dean, CCNY, City University of New York“The story of game theory has never been told in such an elegant and entertaining way. “How do you bluff at poker, bring Al or Capone (or both) behind bars, and question the origins of morality? Game Changers compellingly makes the case that, one way or another, games of chance, and strategies for such games, inform most of what humans do. Enjoy!” —Alfred S. Meeting the brilliant pioneers of game theory up close, you cannot help but marvel at the many subtle and not-so-subtle ways by which chance affects your life, for better or for worse.” —Arno Berger, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences University of Alberta “Taschner takes
He has been a professor at the Vienna University of Technology (TU) since 1977. In 2004, Taschner was elected "Scientist of the Year." In 2011, he was awarded the Prize for People's Education of the City of Vienna. Rudolf Taschner is the author of many books on mathematics and its cultural implications, most recently, The N
By following the rules, decisions can be calculated that result in the greatest benefit for all participants.The author takes the reader from the 17th century through the Cold War to today's age of turbo capitalism. In this lively history of game theory, a gifted math educator and science writer explains for lay readers the uses and value of this innovative yet easy-to-understand approach to mathematical modeling. Essentially, game theory interprets life as a game with mathematical rules. Along the way he introduces such leading contributors as Blaise Pascal in the 17th century, who invented the theory of probability; Ludwig Wittgenstein in the 20th century, who conceived of the world as a play of words; John Nash (the subject of A Beautiful Mind) in the 1950s, who laid the foundation of modern game theory; and today's practitioners who apply the theory to global finance and military strategy.As the author shows, game theory is more than a type of cost-benefit analysis; ultimately, it is a quest for meaning.