George W. Brown | |
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| Born | June 2, 1917 |
| Died | June 20, 2005 (aged 88) |
| Alma mater | Princeton University Harvard University |
| Known for | Fictitious play Brown–von Neumann–Nash Dynamics |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Princeton University RAND Corporation Iowa State University UCLA UC Irvine |
| Thesis | Reduction of a Certain Class of Composite Statistical Hypotheses[1] (1940) |
| Doctoral advisor | Samuel S. Wilks |
George William Brown (June 2, 1917 – June 20, 2005) was an American statistician, game theorist, and computer scientist known for his work and research in early computing machinery, game theory, mathematical logic, decision theory and administration. He was a major force in the design and construction of early computing machinery, including the IAS machine, and subsequently directed the construction of JOHNNIAC. His publication of EDUNET in 1967 presaged the details and rise of the early internet. The concept of fictitious play in game theory is due to him.[2]