Steven Brams
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| Steven J. Brams | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 28, 1940 Concord, New Hampshire |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Fields | Political science |
| Institutions | Syracuse University New York University |
| Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Northwestern University |
| Known for | Independent discoverer of approval voting Solved the problem of envy-free fair division Devised optimal alternative to divide and choose |
Steven J. Brams (born November 28, 1940) is a game theorist and political scientist at the New York University department of politics. Brams is best known for using the techniques of game theory and public choice to research voting systems and fair division. He is one of the independent discoverers of approval voting.[1] Also, he was a co-discoverer, with Alan Taylor of the first envy-free solution to the n-person cake cutting problem.[2][3] Previous to the Brams-Taylor solution, the cake cutting problem had been one of the most important open problems in contemporary mathematics.[4] In 2006 with others he devised the surplus procedure, an optimal alternative to the ancient procedure of divide and choose.[5]
Brams was born in Concord, New Hampshire. He earned his B.S. at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Politics, Economics, and Science in 1962. In 1966, he went on to earn his Ph.D. in Political Science at Northwestern University.
He worked briefly in U.S. federal government positions before taking an Assistant Professor position at Syracuse University in 1967. He moved to New York University in 1969, where he is a Professor in the Department of Politics. From 2004-2006, he was president of the Public Choice Society.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ Brams, Steven and Fishburn, Peter (1978). "Approval Voting". American Political Science Review 72 (3): 831–847.
- ^ Steven J. Brams; Alan D. Taylor (January 1995). "An Envy-Free Cake Division Protocol". The American Mathematical Monthly (Mathematical Association of America) 102 (1): 9–18. http://www.jstor.org/pss/2974850. Retrieved 2008-11-15.
- ^ Will Hively (March 1995). "Dividing the spoils - Steven Brams, Alan Taylor devise procedure to divide anything equitably". Discover Magazine.
- ^ Sol Garfunkel (1988). "More Equal than Others: Weighted Voting. For All Practical Purposes.". COMAP.
- ^ Steven J. Brams, Michael A. Jones, and Christian Klamler (December 2006). "Better Ways to Cut a Cake". Notices of the American Mathematical Society. http://www.ams.org/notices/200611/fea-brams.pdf.
- ^ "Public Choice Society". http://www.pubchoicesoc.org/pastpres.htm.
[edit] External links
- Steven Brams - NYU
- Steven J. Brams and Alan D. Taylor (1996). Fair Division - From cake-cutting to dispute resolution. Cambridge University Press.. ISBN 0-521-55390-3.
