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Peter C Fishburn

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Nationality
  
United States

Known for
  
Decision theory

Name
  
Peter Fishburn

Fields
  
Decision Theory


Alma mater
  
Pennsylvania State University (M.S.) Case Institute of Technology (Ph. D)

Notable awards
  
John von Neumann Theory Prize (1996) Decision Analysis Publication Award Frank P. Ramsey Medal

Education
  
Pennsylvania State University

Books
  
The theory of social choice, The foundations of expect, Interprofile conditions and impo, Utility theory for decision, Decision and value theory

Institutions
  
AT&T Bell Laboratories

Peter C. Fishburn (born 1936) is known as a pioneer in the field of decision-making processes.

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Intellectual

He received his B.S. in industrial engineering from Pennsylvania State University in 1958, his M.S. in operations research in 1961, and a Ph.D in operations research in 1962, the latter two from the Case Institute of Technology.

In collaboration with Steven Brams, he devised approval voting in 1977. In 1996, he won the John von Neumann Prize. He also won the Decision Analysis Publication Award in 1991 and Frank P. Ramsey Medal in 1987.

Personal

He has retired after many years of research at AT&T Bell Laboratories in the state of New Jersey, United States. He is married to the theologian Janet Forsythe Fishburn.

References

Peter C. Fishburn Wikipedia