Home›Sources›Frechet, Emile Borel, Initiator of the Theory of Psychological Games and Its Application (1953)SourcesFrechet, Emile Borel, Initiator of the Theory of Psychological Games and Its Application (1953)Scholarly ArticleCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextMathematics Atlas. "Frechet, Emile Borel, Initiator of the Theory of Psychological Games and Its Application (1953)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://mathematics.interactiveatlas.org/sources/source-frechet-borel-initiator-1953.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextMathematics Atlas. (n.d.). Frechet, Emile Borel, Initiator of the Theory of Psychological Games and Its Application (1953). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://mathematics.interactiveatlas.org/sources/source-frechet-borel-initiator-1953Copy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{mathematicsatlas-frechet-emile-borel-initiator-of-the-the, author = {Mathematics Atlas}, title = {Frechet, Emile Borel, Initiator of the Theory of Psychological Games and Its Application (1953)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://mathematics.interactiveatlas.org/sources/source-frechet-borel-initiator-1953}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXReference and ClassificationDevelopingFrechet's 1953 article arguing that Emile Borel, in papers published between 1921 and 1927, should be credited as the true initiator of game theory ahead of von Neumann's 1928 minimax proof, even though Borel himself never proved the minimax theorem. The same Econometrica issue carried von Neumann's own reply defending his 1928 paper as the first rigorous treatment.FactsSourcesClaims Backed By This Source (5 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsCitationAuthorWell-attestedMaurice FrechetPublisherWell-attestedEconometrica, vol. 21, no. 1Publication YearWell-attested1953Source TypeWell-attestedPrimary TextAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested1SourcesFrechet, Emile Borel, Initiator of the Theory of Psychological Games and Its Application (1953)tier 1Maurice Frechet, Econometrica, vol. 21, no. 1, 1953Claims Backed By This Source (5 claims)This source backs 5 claims across the atlas. As facts: 5 well-attested.Disposition By TopicSources, 5 claims: 5 well-attested.Well-attested5SourcesFrechet, Emile Borel, Initiator of the Theory of Psychological Games and Its Application (1953)Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year