Essays on Game Theory.
by Nash, John F
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- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
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About This Item
Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing, 1996. First edition of this important collection of essays. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by John Nash on the title page. In fine condition, issued without a dust jacket. Introduction by Ken Binmore. Rare and desirable. When John Nash was awarded the Nobel prize in economics in 1994, many people were surprised to learn that he was alive and well. Since then, Sylvia Nasar's celebrated biography A Beautiful Mind, has revealed the man. The Essential John Nash reveals his work--in his own words. This book presents, for the first time, the full range of Nash's diverse contributions not only to game theory, for which he received the Nobel, but to pure mathematics--from Riemannian geometry and partial differential equations--in which he commands even greater acclaim among academics. Included are nine of Nash's most influential papers, most of them written over the decade beginning in 1949. "Why are we so intrigued by the story of John Nash? We are curious to understand a person who proves theorems we are unable to fathom. We imagine the voices from another world he has heard. We ask where he was for 30 years during which he walked among us but wasn't here. We are frightened and we are attracted by this combination of 'crazy' and 'genius', an invitation for visiting the edge of our own minds" (Ariel Rubinstein).
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- Bookseller
- Raptis Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 138906
- Title
- Essays on Game Theory.
- Author
- Nash, John F
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Edward Elgar Publishing
- Place of Publication
- Northampton, MA
- Date Published
- 1996
- Keywords
- Essays on Hayek First Edition, John Nash First Edition Signed
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