Peter S. Albin

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Peter S. Albin
Born(1934-12-20)December 20, 1934
New York City, U.S.
DiedFebruary 20, 2008(2008-02-20) (aged 73)
New York City, U.S.
EducationYale University (BA)
Princeton University (PhD)
Known forApplication of complexity and games theory to social sciences
Scientific career
FieldsEconomics
InstitutionsLevy Institute of Bard College
John Jay College of the City University of New York
Doctoral advisorWilliam Baumol

Peter Steigman Albin (December 20, 1934 – February 20, 2008) was an American economist who wrote and taught primarily in New York City. Among other contributions, he was known for applying cellular automata in the social sciences.[1]

  1. ^ Ganguly, Niloy; Sikdar, Biplab K.; Deutsch, Andreas; Canright, Geoffrey; Chaudhuri, P. Pal (December 2003), A survey on cellular automata (PDF), Tech. Report, Centre for High Performance Computing, Dresden University of Technology.