A Prisoner’s Dilemma

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Author: William Poundstone

Number of Pages: 301

Game theory – a branch of mathematics concerned with conflict and deception – is one of the core concepts of our time. “Prisoner’s Dilemma” traces the life of John von Neumann, who constructed the theory, invented the digital computer, and played a key role in the development of the atom bomb. William Poundstone, the author of “The Recursive Universe and Labyrinths of Reason”, weaves into the story a history of the pivotal phases of the Cold War and an investigation of game theory’s far-reaching influence on public policy today.