{"product_id":"theory-of-games-and-economic-behavior-60th-anniversary-commemorative-edition-9780691130613","title":"Theory of Games and Economic Behavior: 60th Anniversary Commemorative Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is the classic work upon which modern-day game theory is based. What began more than sixty years ago as a modest proposal that a mathematician and an economist write a short paper together blossomed, in 1944, when Princeton University Press published \u003ci\u003eTheory of Games and Economic Behavior\u003c\/i\u003e. In it, John von Neumann and Oskar Morgenstern conceived a groundbreaking mathematical theory of economic and social organization, based on a theory of games of strategy. Not only would this revolutionize economics, but the entirely new field of scientific inquiry it yielded--game theory--has since been widely used to analyze a host of real-world phenomena from arms races to optimal policy choices of presidential candidates, from vaccination policy to major league baseball salary negotiations. And it is today established throughout both the social sciences and a wide range of other sciences. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This sixtieth anniversary edition includes not only the original text but also an introduction by Harold Kuhn, an afterword by Ariel Rubinstein, and reviews and articles on the book that appeared at the time of its original publication in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, tthe \u003ci\u003eAmerican Economic Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and a variety of other publications. Together, these writings provide readers a matchless opportunity to more fully appreciate a work whose influence will yet resound for generations to come.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn von Neumann\u003c\/b\u003e (1903-1957) was one of the greatest mathematicians of the twentieth century and a pioneering figure in computer science. A native of Hungary who held professorships in Germany, he was appointed Professor of Mathematics at the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) in 1933. Later he worked on the Manhattan Project, helped develop the IAS computer, and was a consultant to IBM. An important influence on many fields of mathematics, he is the author of \u003ci\u003eFunctional Operators, Mathematical Foundations of Quantum Mechanics\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eContinuous Geometry\u003c\/i\u003e (all Princeton). \u003cb\u003eOskar Morgenstern\u003c\/b\u003e (1902-1977) taught at the University of Vienna and directed the Austrian Institute of Business Cycle Research before settling in the United States in 1938. There he joined the faculty of Princeton University, eventually becoming a professor and from 1948 directing its econometric research program. He advised the United States government on a wide variety of subjects. Though most famous for the book he co-authored with von Neumann, Morgenstern was also widely known for his skepticism about economic measurement, as reflected in one of his many other books, \u003ci\u003eOn the Accuracy of Economic Observations\u003c\/i\u003e (Princeton). \u003cb\u003eHarold Kuhn\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor Emeritus of Mathematical Economics at Princeton University. \u003cb\u003eAriel Rubinstein\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Economics at Tel Aviv University and at New York University.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50514311938322,"sku":"9780691130613","price":78.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2deef6eb-b9ae-4118-9349-99ed5a86edde.jpg?v=1730979181","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/theory-of-games-and-economic-behavior-60th-anniversary-commemorative-edition-9780691130613","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}