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The Prisoners Dilemma by Poundstone gives a few stunning insights into the life of Von Neumann. Like how as a child, his father gave him a library of books which he read, understood and could recite verbatim.

Oh and how whilst at the RAND organisation he advocated a pre-emptive nuclear strike on the USSR. Stick that in your Nash equilibrium!




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