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Theory of Games and Economic Behavior

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by John von Neumann, Oskar Morgenstern, Ariel Rubinstein ...

This is the classic work upon which modern-day game theory is based. What began more than sixty years ago as a modest proposal that a mathematician and an economist write a short paper together blossomed, in 1944, when Princeton University Press published Theory of Games and Economic Behavior. In it, John von Neumann and Oskar Morgenstern conceived a groundbreaking mathematical theory of economic ... Read more

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He was described as one of the only person smarter than Einstein, by no less than Eugene Wigner, a Nobel-Prize winning physicist, who knew both of them well. He was a polymath who spoke multiple languages and possessed an extraordinary intellect. He could perform complex mathematical calculations in his head, recite entire books verbatim after a single reading, and engage in advanced scientific ... Read more

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The Man from the Future

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**A Scientific American 2023 Staff RecommendationAn electrifying biography of one of the most extraordinary scientists of the twentieth century and the world he made.**The smartphones in our pockets and computers like brains. The vagaries of game theory and evolutionary biology. Nuclear weapons and self-replicating spacecrafts. All bear the fingerprints of one remarkable, yet largely overlooked, ... Read more

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We trace the Life of Saint Neumann - Fourth Bishop of PhiladelphiaWe travel to Philadelphia, the seat of Democracy, the first capital of our country, and the home of the Shrine of Saint John Neumann.We trace his life from Bavaria to America.Saint John Neumann is Patron of German Immigrants.Established over 80 parishes and schools in his diocese.Founder of 40 Hours Devotion in America. Patron of ... Read more

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From the Perspective of Saint John Neumann

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Imagined in the first person and accompanied by excerpts from letters written by Saint John Neumann, the story of a poor immigrant reaches worlds beyond his Bohemian birthplace. From an early age he knew that missionary work in North America was his calling.In less than 20 years as a Redemptorist priest in the new, young country he served the North American Province, was ordained Bishop of ... Read more

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Imagined in the first person and accompanied by excerpts from letters written by Saint John Neumann, the story of a poor immigrant reaches worlds beyond his Bohemian birthplace. From an early age he knew that missionary work in North America was his calling.In less than 20 years as a Redemptorist priest in the new, young country he served the North American Province, was ordained Bishop of
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Learn about the life of the holy man who became the only canonized North American bishop, St. John Neumann. Join him on his adventures in following God’s will as he travels from Europe to America and becomes a Redemptorist priest. Later, when the pope makes him Bishop of Philadelphia, he journeys throughout his new diocese to meet the people. Listening to the needs of his flock, he built thirty ... Read more

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Chasing Homer

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Somebody was testing a planet-killing weapon on Mars—and the next target was EarthMars is the staging ground. Earth is the target. A storm of invasion gathers as the Red Planet pales and Earth scientists amateurs and professionals alike race to discover what it portends. Worse news: the horde of self-replicating probes suspected as the cause implacable and all-consuming in its own right may be ... Read more

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John von Neumann

The Scientific Genius Who Pioneered the Modern Computer, Game Theory, Nuclear Deterrence, and Much More

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In this classic work, one of the greatest mathematicians of the twentieth century explores the analogies between computing machines and the living human brain. John von Neumann, whose many contributions to science, mathematics, and engineering include the basic organizational framework at the heart of today's computers, concludes that the brain operates both digitally and analogically, but also ... Read more

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