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Hmmm. "Vietnam -- US Relations: 1945-1968" seems to be missing from this list ;) I love Space Technology textbooks from the 1960s. Largely because the physics
by indescions_2018 9y ago
Hmmm. "Vietnam -- US Relations: 1945-1968" seems to be missing from this list ;)
I love Space Technology textbooks from the 1960s. Largely because the physics and math of orbital mechanics can still be provided for good simulations.
Not sure if the same holds true for Game Theory apart from historical interest.
For a better introduction see Networks, Crowds and Markets:
https://www.cs.cornell.edu/home/kleinber/networks-book/ https://www.cs.cornell.edu/home/kleinber/networks-book/
- jacobolus 9y agoWhy wouldn’t game theory books from the 1960s be relevant? People still recommend the 1944 Von Neumann & Morgenstern book all the time. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory_of_Games_and_Economic_Behavior https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory_of_Games_and_Economic_B...
- icelancer 9y agoIt's an excellent book but not the most readable. Loved it as did most of my classmates in Game Theory / Economics tracks but some were finance majors just struggling. Re-reading it a few months ago, I could see why.
- Bromskloss 9y agoOoo! I knew they had a theorem [0]; I'm excited to see they have a book too. [0]<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Von_Neumann%E2%80%93Morgenstern_utility_theorem> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Von_Neumann%E2%80%93Morgenster...