# Theory of Games and Economic Behavior

- **Authors**: John von Neumann, Oskar Morgenstern
- **Year**: 1944
- **Summary**: This is the book that created the field of game theory. It provides a mathematical framework for analyzing situations of strategic interaction, where the outcome for one's choices depends on the choices of others. It introduced key concepts like cooperative and non-cooperative games and has had a profound impact on economics, political science, and computer science.
- **Link**: https://press.princeton.edu/books/paperback/9780691130613/theory-of-games-and-economic-behavior-60th-anniversary-commemorative-edition
