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Aumann - Biographical. December 19, Econometric Society Fellow National Academy of Sciences Member Frederick W. Lanchester Prize John von Neumann Theory Prize Aumann R. Luce R. Econometrica: Journal of the Econometric Society , 32 : Journal of Mathematical Economics , 1 1 : Games and Economic Behavior , 1 1 : Econometrica: Journal of the Econometric Society , 45 1 : Games and Economic Behavior , 8 1 : In fact, I wrote a report. It may be in my files someplace, but I don't know, it is more than fifty years ago.

That started me thinking about game theory, and from there I went on to more theoretical things. At that time Princeton was the center of the world in game theory, so naturally I started attending some of the game theory conferences there and mixing with the game theory people and became more and more interested. Also, I read the book of Luce and Raiffa, which got me interested in repeated games. One thing led to another.

By the time I went to the Hebrew University, I was already identified as a person whose major interest is game theory. So I started giving courses in game theory, and when you teach something you get interested in it yourself. Prize-winning work: Profound game theory analysis on conflict and cooperation, especially through studies on repeated games. Game theorists study strategies between rational decision makers, situations of conflict and cooperation.

When first meeting Aumann, hailed as the mathematical genius of game theory, he begins by discussing war, destruction and disarmament in his own emotional way.

So nobody gets hurt. This is a correlated equilibrium. There are many things like that in nature. It sounds simple enough thanks to the professor. The old German recipe reminds Aumann of his early childhood and his upbringing in Nazi-Germany. The memories are still vivid in his mind. He becomes the eight-year-old boy he was in those days, his voice shaky, his eyes wet. More or less ready to start over in the United States, "Johnny," as Aumann is known to his closest friends, experienced the pressure of the Cold War.

The nuclear threat not only had a significant impact on him personally, but also on the development of game theory. When the likelihood of nuclear war nears a tipping point, it leads to something called Mutual Assured Destruction, a situation in which neither side has any incentive to either attack or disarm.

The guaranteed mutual destruction that would follow a nuclear war prevents both sides from using the weapons. Ryan Eisenbarth nearly joined him, posting 10 points and eight rebounds in the win.

Nokomis will have one more game to play before Christmas as they take on Litchfield on Wednesday, Dec. Totals: 7 Totals: 34 Three-point field goals: Mt. Olive 2 Markezich 2 ; Nokomis 3 Bertolino 2, Aumann 1. Totals: 15 Totals: 22 No comments on this item Please log in to comment by clicking here.

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