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From: Kelly Umekubo
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Subject: Mathematician Melvin Dresher ??
I saw this and thought of you again today
It was nice to hear your voice today sounding so happy.
Happy Birthday J
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Collectibles Sale!
Friday-Saturday
January 21-22.2011
This is the former home of Mathematician, Melvin Dresher, who
worked with the Rand Corporation, and his Peace Activist-wife,
Martha. There literally are boxes andfile cabinetsfilled with
correspondence, brochures, manifests, newsletters, magazines,
programs, fliers, and other related documents dating back to
the '50s-'60s-'70s, plus an extensive library of books on
historical, political, cultural and contemporary art-related subjects.
In 1950, while at Rand, the Polish-born American, Melvin Dresher
(1911-1992), working with Rand's Merrill Flood, developed, the game
theoretical model of cooperation and conflict known as the "Prisoner's
Dilemma". (Albert W. Tucker gave the game its prison-sentence interpretation,
and thus the name by which it is known today). Dresher came to the United
States in 1923 and earned his Ph.D. from Yale University in 1937. The title
of his dissertation was "Multi-Groups: A Generalisation of the Notion of
Group."
He was the author of numerous RAND research papers on game theory. His
widely
acclaimed "The Mathematics of Games of Strategy: Theory and Applications"
(originally published in 1961 as "Games ofStrategy: Theory and Applications")
continues to be read today.
Dresher's research has been referred to and discussed in a variety ofpublished
books, including "Prisoner's Dilemma" by William Poundstone and "A
Beautiful
Mind" by Sylvia Nasar.
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What's There?
There is an extensive collection of art, including original
oils, prints, lithos, and numerous books, catalogs, etc.
Vintage airplane/car kits, Erector set, Lionel Train
parts, tube radios, old trunks, Childrens books,
78-45-331/3 recordsfrom jazz to classical. There also
is a collection of beautiful shells (somefairly rare),
vintage and other jewelry, original contemporary oils
and prints and etchings, vintage children's clothes,
'50sfurniture including a Walnut Acrosonic console piano,
sofa, side tables and more contemporary cabinets (built ins),
desks andfile cabinets, double beds, dressers and book cases.
There is a fairly new washer/dryer, small appliances, various
kitchen utensils, glassware, linens and other household goods.
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