Hi there
As some of you may have gathered, I’m fascinated with the history of game theory, especially what occurred in Vienna in the 1930s and Princeton from 1940-60. It is a topic that includes everything I love: mathematics, equilibrium theory, Princeton University, the lives of John von Neumann, John F. Nash Jr. and so on.
Per today, Privatdozent essays on the history of game theory include:
The Legend of Abraham Wald, February 12th 2021
David Hilbert’s Influence on Economics, November 26th 2021
Karl Menger’s Vienna Colloquium (1928-36), October 22nd 2021
Oskar Morgenstern’s Transformation (1925-38), August 27th 2021
Nash’s Bargaining Problem (1950), December 3rd 2021
John von Neumann’s Minimax Theorem (1928), March 26th 2021
See below my favorite books on the topic.
1. Towards a History of Game Theory (1995)
by E. Roy Weintraub