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The History of Combinatorial Game Theory

06/05/2009 Quarta-feira, 06 de Maio de 2009, 10h30, Anfiteatro 
Richard J. Nowakowski (Dalhousie University, Canada) http://www.mathstat.dal.ca/~rjn/

Combinatorial Game Theory is a new discipline, the first paper appearing in 1902 and a codification of the main ideas was first attempted in 1976 by Berlekamp, Conway and Guy. I'll give an overview of the ideas and the people involved. Apoio: Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT)