Coauthor of Theory of Games and Economic Behavior with Oskar Morgenstern, widely recognized as the first formal
treatment of game theory. The concepts were later generalized by John Nash.
"If people do not believe that mathematics is simple, it is only because they do not realize how complicated life is." -JvN
"If people do not believe that mathematics is simple, it is only because they do not realize how complicated life is." -JvN
updated: 12 August 2005
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HOW TO CITE THIS ENTRY
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