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          Born
          28 November 1905
          Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
          Died
          25 January 1995
          Hightstown, New Jersey, USA
          Summary
          Albert Tucker was a Canadian mathematician who worked in topology, game theory and non-linear programming.

          He gave the name and interpretation to the "prisoner's dilemma" in game theory.

          Biography

          Albert Tucker was known as Al to his friends, colleagues and students. He was born in Oshawa, a small town on the northern shore of Lake Ontario and the family lived in various small towns on the northern shore as he grew up, never spending more than three years in any one place.

          His father, William B Tucker, had some mathematical training but it was his role as a Methodist minister which led to the many moves.

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          6. Albert's mother was Florence M Huff. He was his parents' only child and did not begin his school education until he was six years old. He explained in [8] how he became interested in mathematics while in his second year at a small high school wi