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Rufus Isaacs

American game theorist (1914–1981)

Person · Open Library

Born: 1914
Died: 1981-01-18
Works: 5

Top works

Differential Games
A finite difference function theory
Jeux diffe rentiels
Jeux différentiels
Differential games

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Country: JM
Active from: 1951-07-15
Active to: 2010-10-25

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 10
Total plays: 16

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1914 births 1981 deaths 20th-century American mathematicians American control theorists American game theorists Columbia University alumni MIT School of Science alumni University of Notre Dame faculty

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Key dates

Born: 11 June 1914
Died: 18 January 1981

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Rufus
Family name: Isaacs
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: New York City
Place of death: Baltimore
Occupation: university teacher
Employer: Johns Hopkins University
Languages spoken: English language
Award: Frederick W. Lanchester Prize
Doctoral advisor: Edward Kasner
Field of work: differential game

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P1889: Rufus Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Columbia University

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Johns Hopkins University

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University of Notre Dame

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