Prisoner's Dilemma: John von Neumann, Game Theory, and the Puzzle of the Bomb by John von Neumann, William Poundstone

Prisoner's Dilemma: John von Neumann, Game Theory, and the Puzzle of the Bomb

John von Neumann, William Poundstone

320 pages first pub 1992 (editions)

nonfiction history mathematics science informative slow-paced
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Should you watch public television without pledging?...Exceed the posted speed limit?...Hop a subway turnstile without paying? These questions illustrate the so-called "prisoner's dilemma, " a social puzzle that we all face every day. Though the a...

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