Who invented game theory

Game theory is the study of how and why people make decisions.^[1][2][3] (Specifically, it is "the study of mathematical models of conflict and cooperation between intelligentrational decision-makers".)^[4] It helps people understand parts of science and politics.

An alternative term suggested "as a more descriptive name for the discipline" is interactive decision theory.^[5]

In the Cold War period, the strategic decisions of the United States and the Soviet Union were sometimes viewed as an exercise in game theory.^[6] In that case the "players" being studied were the United States and the Soviet Union.^[7][8]

Game theory is not just about games, but how and why businesses make decisions, and just about any decision based on valuing likely outcomes.^[9] In game theory, all of these situations are "games" since the people involved make choices based on how they value the possible o