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The Entscheidungsproblem (1930s)

In the early 1930s, the provincial town of Princeton, New Jersey was already well on its way to becoming a hotbed for mathematical exploration.

Oct 4, 2024 •

Jørgen Veisdal

The Birth of the Institute for Advanced Study (1930)

"A first-rate research institution with no teachers, no students, no classes, only researchers protected from the vicissitudes and pressures of the…

Aug 26, 2022 •

Jørgen Veisdal

The Beautiful Life of John Forbes Nash, Jr.

Mathematician John Forbes Nash, Jr (1928-2015). was born in Bluefield, West Virginia in 1928. He died in a car crash in New Jersey on the 23rd of May…

Mar 23, 2022 •

Jørgen Veisdal

Nash's Bargaining Problem (1950)

Just before John Nash made his breakthrough discovery of the Nash equilibrium, he wrote his first paper on another problem later to be known as Nash’s…

Dec 3, 2021 •

Jørgen Veisdal

John F. Nash Jr.'s Game of "Hex" (1949)

“Oh, by the way, what was it that they were playing?” asked von Neumann. “Nash,” answered Tucker, allowing the corners of his mouth to turn up ever so…

Oct 10, 2021 •

Jørgen Veisdal

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