What John von Neumann Did at Los Alamos

Re:What John von Neumann Did at Los Alamos by kryptiskt on Monday September 27, 2021 @02:40PM (#28674346)

There's a fairly old book by William Poundstone "Prisoner's Dilemma: John von Neumann, Game Theory, and the Puzzle of the Bomb". I can't vouch for it, as I read it long ago and don't remember just how much of a biography it was. It's very readable though.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:What John von Neumann Did at Los Alamos by bmm6o on Monday September 27, 2021 @11:28PM (#28678991)

It's a good book on game theory, but i don't recall it being much of a biography.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:What John von Neumann Did at Los Alamos by garybake on Tuesday September 28, 2021 @05:05AM (#28680684)

I'd say its about 1/3 biography, 1/3 history of the early cold war and 1/3 game theory. Neuman definitely deserves a good biography though.

[ Parent | on HN ]