Download or read book Classics in Game Theory written by Harold William Kuhn and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 1997-02-06 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A subfield of mathematics and economics, the theory of games simulates situations in which individuals compete and cooperate with each other to hypothesize a conclusion. The contributions collected here are "classics" from the groundbreaking era of research launched in the late 1940s. These 18 essays constitute the core of game theory as it exists today. An invaluable tool for researchers and students of the sciences.