Game Changers: Stories Of The Revolutionary Minds Behind Game Theory
by Rudolf Taschner /
2017 / English / EPUB
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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. By following the rules, decisions can be
calculated that result in the greatest benefit for all
participants.
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. 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. 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
The author takes the reader from the 17th century through the Cold
War to today's age of turbo capitalism. 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 ofA Beautiful Mind
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.
) 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.
As the author shows, game theory is more than a type of
cost-benefit analysis; ultimately, it is a quest for meaning.