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Dewey Class	519.3
Title	A beautiful math : John Nash, game theory, and the modern quest for a code of nature (M) / Tom Siegfried.
Author	Siegfried, Tom , 1950-
Publication	Washington, D.C. : Joseph Henry Press , 2006
Physical Details	viii, 264 pages : ill. ; 24 cm.
ISBN	0309101921
Contents note	Smith's Hand Searching for the Code of Nature -- von Neumann's Games Game theory's origins -- Nash's Equilibrium Game theory's foundation -- Smith's Strategies Evolution, altruism, and cooperation -- Freud's Dream Games and the brain -- Seldon's Solution Game theory, culture, and human nature -- Quetelet's Statistics and Maxwell's Molecules Statistics and society, statistics and physics -- Bacon's Links Networks, society, and games -- Asimov's Vision Psychohistory, or sociophysics? -- Meyer's Penny Quantum fun and games -- Pascal's Wager Games, probability, information, and ignorance
Links to Related Works	Subject References: Game Theory . Authors: Siegfried, Tom 1950- . Classification: 519.3 .

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