
Edward O. Thorp
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Gender | Male |
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Age | 92 |
Date of birth | August 14,1932 |
Zodiac sign | Leo |
Born | Chicago |
Illinois | |
United States | |
Spouse | Vivian Sinetar |
Thesis | Compact Linear Operators in Normed Spaces (1958) |
Fields | Probability theory |
Operator | |
Job | Teacher |
Scientist | |
Author | |
Mathematician | |
Gambler | |
Education | University of California, Los Angeles |
Narbonne High School | |
Books | A Man for All Markets: From Las Vegas to Wall Street, How I Beat the Dealer and the Market |
The mathematics of gambling | |
Beat the Market: A Scientific Stock Market System | |
Elementary Probability | |
A Winning Bet in Nevada Baccarat | |
Beat the Dealer: A Winning Strategy for the Game of Twenty-one | |
Doctor advisor | Angus E. Taylor |
Field | Probability theory, Linear operators |
Thesi | Compact Linear Operators in Normed Spaces |
Movies/Shows | The Hot Shoe |
Affiliations | Northwestern University |
Interests | Molecular Biology |
Nationality | American |
Academic advisor | Angus Ellis Taylor |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 542330 |
Edward O. Thorp Life story
Edward Oakley Thorp is an American mathematics professor, author, hedge fund manager, and blackjack researcher. He pioneered the modern applications of probability theory, including the harnessing of very small correlations for reliable financial gain.