History of Game Theory

History of Game Theory Links

• History of Game Theory An outline of the history of game theory by Paul Walker
  
• Robert J. Aumann Information about his life and influence on economic thought and game theory.
  
• Oskar Morgenstern (1902 - 1976), co-founder of game theory, brief introduction to his life and work.
  
• Autobiography of Reinhard Selten One of the founders of game theory and experimental economics and winner of the Nobel Prize in economics 1994 (together with Nash and Harsanyi)
  
• Thomas Schelling Major works.
  
• Biography of William S. Vickrey Founder of auction theory and winner of the Nobel Prize in economics, 1996 (together with James A. Mirrlees).
  
• Autobiography of John C.Harsanyi One of the founders of game theory and winner of the Nobel Prize in economics, 1994 (together with Nash and Selten)
  
• Ernst Zermelo Biography (1871-1953).
  
• John von Neumann Short biography of one of the founders of game theory and great mathematcian
  
• Chronology of Game Theory Sketch of historical development of game theory
  
• Autobiography of John F. Nash, Jr. One of the founders of game theory and winner of the Nobel Prize for economics, 1994 (together with Harsanyi and Selten)
  
• Autobiography of James A. Mirrlees Major contributor on economic theory of incentives, asymmetric information and foundations of mechanism design. Winner of the Nobel Prize in economics, 1996 (together with William Vickrey).
  
• Register of Papers by Oskar Morgenstern Papers by one of the founders of game theory, registered at Duke University.