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Steven Brams

January 01, 1970

Steven J. Brams (born November 28, 1940, in Concord, New Hampshire) is an American game theorist and political scientist at the New York University Department of Politics. Brams is best known for using the techniques of game theory, public choice theory, and social choice theory to analyze voting systems and fair division. He is one of the independent discoverers of approval voting,[1] as well as extensions of approval voting to multiple-winner elections to give proportional representation of different interests.[2]

Steven J. Brams
Brams in 2006
Born
Steven J. Brams

(1940-11-28) November 28, 1940 (age 83)
Concord, New Hampshire
NationalityAmerican
Alma materMassachusetts Institute of Technology
Northwestern University
Known forIndependent discoverer of approval voting
Solved the problem of envy-free cake-cutting
Has applied game theory to a wide range of strategic situations
Scientific career
FieldsPolitical science
InstitutionsSyracuse University
New York University

Brams was a co-discoverer, with Alan Taylor, of the first envy-free cake-cutting solution for n people.[3] Previous to the Brams-Taylor procedure, the cake-cutting problem had been one of the most important open problems in contemporary mathematics.[4] He is co-inventor with Taylor of the fair-division procedure, adjusted winner,[5] which was patented by New York University in 1999 (# 5,983,205).[6]

Brams has applied game theory to a wide variety of strategic situations, from the Bible[7][8] and theology [9] to international relations [10][11] to sports.[12][13]

Education edit

Brams earned his B.S. at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Politics, Economics, and Science in 1962. In 1966, he earned his Ph.D. in Political Science at Northwestern University.

Career edit

Brams worked briefly in U.S. federal government positions and for the Institute for Defense Analyses before taking an assistant professor position at Syracuse University in 1967. He moved to New York University in 1969, where he is professor in the Department of Politics. He has been a visiting professor at the University of Rochester, the University of Michigan, the University of California, Irvine, the University of Pennsylvania, and Yale University.

In 1990–1991 he was president of the Peace Science Society (International);[14] in 2004–2006, he was president of the Public Choice Society.[15] He is a Guggenheim Fellow (1986–87), an American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow (1992), and was a Russell Sage Foundation Visiting Scholar (1998–99).

Bibliography edit

  • Game Theory and Politics. New York: Free Press, 1975. Rev. ed., 2004 (Dover).
  • Paradoxes in Politics: An Introduction to the Nonobvious in Political Science. New York: Free Press, 1976.
  • The Presidential Election Game. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1978. Rev. ed., 2008 (A K Peters).
  • Co-edited with A. Schotter and G. Schwödiauer, Applied Game Theory: Proceedings of a Conference, Vienna, 1978. Würzburg, Germany: Physica-Verlag, 1979.
  • Biblical Games: Game Theory and the Hebrew Bible. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1980. Rev. ed., 2003 (MIT Press). Japanese and Russian translations, 2006.
  • Co-edited with William F. Lucas and Philip D. Straffin, Jr., Modules in Applied Mathematics: Political and Related Models, vol. 2. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1983.
  • Co-authored with Peter C. Fishburn, Approval Voting. Cambridge, MA: Birkhäuser Boston, 1983. Rev. ed., 2007 (Springer).
  • Superior Beings: If They Exist, How Would We Know? Game-Theoretic Implications of Omniscience, Omnipotence, Immortality, and Incomprehensibility. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1983. Rev. ed., 2007 (Springer).
  • Superpower Games: Applying Game Theory to Superpower Conflict. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1985.
  • Rational Politics: Decisions, Games, and Strategy. Washington, DC: CQ Press, 1985. Reprinted by Academic Press, 1989.
  • Co-authored with D. Marc Kilgour, Game Theory and National Security. New York: Basil Blackwell, 1988. Spanish translation, 1989.
  • Negotiation Games: Applying Game Theory to Bargaining and Arbitration. New York: Routledge, 1990. Rev. ed., 2003.
  • Theory of Moves. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 1994.
  • Co-authored with Alan D. Taylor, Fair Division: From Cake-Cutting to Dispute Resolution. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 1996.
  • Co-authored with Alan D. Taylor, The Win-Win Solution: Guaranteeing Fair Shares to Everybody. New York: W. W. Norton, 1999. Japanese, Portuguese, and Spanish translations, 2000; Chinese, Korean, and Russian translations, 2002.
  • Mathematics and Democracy: Designing Better Voting and Fair-Division Procedures. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2008.
  • Co-edited with William V. Gehrlein and Fred S. Roberts. The Mathematics of Preference, Choice, and Order: Essays in Honor of Peter C. Fishburn. Berlin: Springer, 2009.
  • Game Theory and the Humanities: Bridging Two Worlds. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2011.
  • Divine Games: Game Theory and the Undecidability of a Superior Being. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2018

References edit

  1. ^ Brams, Steven J.; Fishburn, Peter C. (1978). "Approval Voting". American Political Science Review. 72 (3). Cambridge University Press (CUP): 831–847. doi:10.2307/1955105. ISSN 0003-0554. JSTOR 1955105. S2CID 154191938.
  2. ^ Brams, Steven J.; Kilgour, D. Marc; Potthoff, Richard F. (2018-10-05). "Multiwinner approval voting: an apportionment approach" (PDF). Public Choice. 178 (1–2). Springer Science and Business Media LLC: 67–93. doi:10.1007/s11127-018-0609-2. ISSN 0048-5829. JSTOR 48703347. S2CID 254934379.
  3. ^ Brams, Steven J.; Taylor, Alan D. (1995). "An Envy-Free Cake Division Protocol". The American Mathematical Monthly. 102 (1). Mathematical Association of America: 9–18. doi:10.2307/2974850. ISSN 1930-0972. JSTOR 2974850.
  4. ^ Will Hively (March 1995). . Discover Magazine. Archived from the original on 2007-04-10.
  5. ^ "Adjusted Winner Website". NYU.
  6. ^ US patent 5983205, "Computer-based method for the fair division of ownership of goods" 
  7. ^ Brams, S.J. (2003). Biblical Games: Game Theory and the Hebrew Bible. MIT Press. ISBN 978-0-262-52332-5.
  8. ^ Brams, S.J. (2011). Game Theory and the Humanities: Bridging Two Worlds. MIT Press. ISBN 978-0-262-01522-6.
  9. ^ Brams, S.J. (2018). Divine Games: Game Theory and the Undecidability of a Superior Being. MIT Press. ISBN 978-0-262-03833-1.
  10. ^ Brams, S.J. (1985). Superpower Games: Applying Game Theory to Superpower Conflict. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-23640-8.
  11. ^ Brams, S.; Kilgour, D.M. (1991). Game Theory and National Security. Wiley. ISBN 978-1-55786-003-3.
  12. ^ Brams, Steven J.; Ismail, Mehmet S. (2018). "Making the Rules of Sports Fairer". SIAM Review. 60 (1). Society for Industrial & Applied Mathematics (SIAM): 181–202. doi:10.1137/16m1074540. ISSN 0036-1445.
  13. ^ Brams, Steven J.; Ismail, Mehmet S.; Kilgour, D. Marc; Stromquist, Walter (2018-10-21). "Catch-Up: A Rule That Makes Service Sports More Competitive". The American Mathematical Monthly. 125 (9). Informa UK Limited: 771–796. arXiv:1808.06922. doi:10.1080/00029890.2018.1502544. ISSN 0002-9890. S2CID 4691445.
  14. ^ . pss.la.psu.edu. 1998-12-05. Archived from the original on 2011-04-13.
  15. ^ . Public Choice Society. Archived from the original on 2012-12-02.

External links edit

  • Steven Brams - NYU
  • Interview with the Wall Street Journal
  • Video of Lecture at MIT
  • Video of Big Think interview

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Steven J Brams born November 28 1940 in Concord New Hampshire is an American game theorist and political scientist at the New York University Department of Politics Brams is best known for using the techniques of game theory public choice theory and social choice theory to analyze voting systems and fair division He is one of the independent discoverers of approval voting 1 as well as extensions of approval voting to multiple winner elections to give proportional representation of different interests 2 Steven J BramsBrams in 2006BornSteven J Brams 1940 11 28 November 28 1940 age 83 Concord New HampshireNationalityAmericanAlma materMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyNorthwestern UniversityKnown forIndependent discoverer of approval votingSolved the problem of envy free cake cuttingHas applied game theory to a wide range of strategic situationsScientific careerFieldsPolitical scienceInstitutionsSyracuse UniversityNew York University Brams was a co discoverer with Alan Taylor of the first envy free cake cutting solution for n people 3 Previous to the Brams Taylor procedure the cake cutting problem had been one of the most important open problems in contemporary mathematics 4 He is co inventor with Taylor of the fair division procedure adjusted winner 5 which was patented by New York University in 1999 5 983 205 6 Brams has applied game theory to a wide variety of strategic situations from the Bible 7 8 and theology 9 to international relations 10 11 to sports 12 13 Contents 1 Education 2 Career 3 Bibliography 4 References 5 External linksEducation editBrams earned his B S at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Politics Economics and Science in 1962 In 1966 he earned his Ph D in Political Science at Northwestern University Career editBrams worked briefly in U S federal government positions and for the Institute for Defense Analyses before taking an assistant professor position at Syracuse University in 1967 He moved to New York University in 1969 where he is professor in the Department of Politics He has been a visiting professor at the University of Rochester the University of Michigan the University of California Irvine the University of Pennsylvania and Yale University In 1990 1991 he was president of the Peace Science Society International 14 in 2004 2006 he was president of the Public Choice Society 15 He is a Guggenheim Fellow 1986 87 an American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow 1992 and was a Russell Sage Foundation Visiting Scholar 1998 99 Bibliography editGame Theory and Politics New York Free Press 1975 Rev ed 2004 Dover Paradoxes in Politics An Introduction to the Nonobvious in Political Science New York Free Press 1976 The Presidential Election Game New Haven CT Yale University Press 1978 Rev ed 2008 A K Peters Co edited with A Schotter and G Schwodiauer Applied Game Theory Proceedings of a Conference Vienna 1978 Wurzburg Germany Physica Verlag 1979 Biblical Games Game Theory and the Hebrew Bible Cambridge MA MIT Press 1980 Rev ed 2003 MIT Press Japanese and Russian translations 2006 Co edited with William F Lucas and Philip D Straffin Jr Modules in Applied Mathematics Political and Related Models vol 2 New York Springer Verlag 1983 Co authored with Peter C Fishburn Approval Voting Cambridge MA Birkhauser Boston 1983 Rev ed 2007 Springer Superior Beings If They Exist How Would We Know Game Theoretic Implications of Omniscience Omnipotence Immortality and Incomprehensibility New York Springer Verlag 1983 Rev ed 2007 Springer Superpower Games Applying Game Theory to Superpower Conflict New Haven CT Yale University Press 1985 Rational Politics Decisions Games and Strategy Washington DC CQ Press 1985 Reprinted by Academic Press 1989 Co authored with D Marc Kilgour Game Theory and National Security New York Basil Blackwell 1988 Spanish translation 1989 Negotiation Games Applying Game Theory to Bargaining and Arbitration New York Routledge 1990 Rev ed 2003 Theory of Moves Cambridge UK Cambridge University Press 1994 Co authored with Alan D Taylor Fair Division From Cake Cutting to Dispute Resolution Cambridge UK Cambridge University Press 1996 Co authored with Alan D Taylor The Win Win Solution Guaranteeing Fair Shares to Everybody New York W W Norton 1999 Japanese Portuguese and Spanish translations 2000 Chinese Korean and Russian translations 2002 Mathematics and Democracy Designing Better Voting and Fair Division Procedures Princeton NJ Princeton University Press 2008 Co edited with William V Gehrlein and Fred S Roberts The Mathematics of Preference Choice and Order Essays in Honor of Peter C Fishburn Berlin Springer 2009 Game Theory and the Humanities Bridging Two Worlds Cambridge MA MIT Press 2011 Divine Games Game Theory and the Undecidability of a Superior Being Cambridge MA MIT Press 2018References edit Brams Steven J Fishburn Peter C 1978 Approval Voting American Political Science Review 72 3 Cambridge University Press CUP 831 847 doi 10 2307 1955105 ISSN 0003 0554 JSTOR 1955105 S2CID 154191938 Brams Steven J Kilgour D Marc Potthoff Richard F 2018 10 05 Multiwinner approval voting an apportionment approach PDF Public Choice 178 1 2 Springer Science and Business Media LLC 67 93 doi 10 1007 s11127 018 0609 2 ISSN 0048 5829 JSTOR 48703347 S2CID 254934379 Brams Steven J Taylor Alan D 1995 An Envy Free Cake Division Protocol The American Mathematical Monthly 102 1 Mathematical Association of America 9 18 doi 10 2307 2974850 ISSN 1930 0972 JSTOR 2974850 Will Hively March 1995 Dividing the spoils Steven Brams Alan Taylor devise procedure to divide anything equitably Discover Magazine Archived from the original on 2007 04 10 Adjusted Winner Website NYU US patent 5983205 Computer based method for the fair division of ownership of goods Brams S J 2003 Biblical Games Game Theory and the Hebrew Bible MIT Press ISBN 978 0 262 52332 5 Brams S J 2011 Game Theory and the Humanities Bridging Two Worlds MIT Press ISBN 978 0 262 01522 6 Brams S J 2018 Divine Games Game Theory and the Undecidability of a Superior Being MIT Press ISBN 978 0 262 03833 1 Brams S J 1985 Superpower Games Applying Game Theory to Superpower Conflict Yale University Press ISBN 978 0 300 23640 8 Brams S Kilgour D M 1991 Game Theory and National Security Wiley ISBN 978 1 55786 003 3 Brams Steven J Ismail Mehmet S 2018 Making the Rules of Sports Fairer SIAM Review 60 1 Society for Industrial amp Applied Mathematics SIAM 181 202 doi 10 1137 16m1074540 ISSN 0036 1445 Brams Steven J Ismail Mehmet S Kilgour D Marc Stromquist Walter 2018 10 21 Catch Up A Rule That Makes Service Sports More Competitive The American Mathematical Monthly 125 9 Informa UK Limited 771 796 arXiv 1808 06922 doi 10 1080 00029890 2018 1502544 ISSN 0002 9890 S2CID 4691445 Peace Science Society International Home pss la psu edu 1998 12 05 Archived from the original on 2011 04 13 About Us Past Presidents Public Choice Society Archived from the original on 2012 12 02 External links editSteven Brams NYU Interview with the Wall Street Journal Video of Lecture at MIT Video of Big Think interview Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Steven Brams amp oldid 1215289257, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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