Edward Oakley Thorp (born August 14, 1932) is an American mathematics professor, author, hedge fund manager, and blackjack researcher. He pioneered the...
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company founded by Edward O. Thorp and a partner, Jay Regan, in November 1969. Based in Long Beach, California, CHA was said by Thorp to have been the first...
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casino owner William F. Harrah. In his book Beat the Dealer (1964), Edward O. Thorp did not name the Tahoe casino where he thought he had been poorly treated...
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Edward Thorp(e) may refer to: Edward Thorpe (chemist) (1845–1925), Thomas Edward Thorpe, British chemist Edward O. Thorp (born 1932), American mathematician...
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wearable roulette computer had been built and used in a casino by Edward O. Thorp and Claude Shannon in 1960–1961, though it had only been used briefly...
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return of the game above 100%, defeating the betting system problem. Edward O. Thorp (the developer of card counting and an early hedge-fund pioneer) and...
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Hall of Fame is at the Barona Casino in San Diego. Members include Edward O. Thorp, author of the 1960s book Beat the Dealer; Ken Uston, who popularized...
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Edward O. Thorp's Real Blackjack is a 1990 video game published by Villa Crespo Software. Edward O. Thorp's Real Blackjack is a game in which Edward O...
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1956.tb03809.x. Thorp, E. O. (January 1961), "Fortune's Formula: The Game of Blackjack", American Mathematical Society Thorp, Edward O. (1966). Beat the...
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Max More David Pearce Martine Rothblatt Anders Sandberg Peter Thiel Edward O. Thorp Natasha Vita-More Eliezer Yudkowsky James Bedford, 1967 Dora Kent,...
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Kelly, especially in investing. It was named and first discussed by Edward O. Thorp in 2008. The paradox was named for Todd Proebsting, its creator. If...
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California Irvine. Together with Edward O. Thorp he co-authored the book Beat the Market in 1967. Kassouf, S. T. ; Thorp, E. O., Beat the Market: A Scientific...
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world's first quantitative hedge fund that was founded in 1969 by Edward O. Thorp. In December 1988, PNP closed due to financial burdens imposed by a...
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Invention of the First Wearable Computer Online paper by Edward O. Thorp of Edward O. Thorp & Associates" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-05-28...
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skills to count cards. He came across the book Beat the Dealer by Edward O. Thorp, which helped him improve his methods. Seven years later, he was banned...
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investors were able to make risk-free profits, most spectacularly Edward O. Thorp, who made $2.5 million in what was at the time the NYSE's largest (nominal)...
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former professional player, author and editor of Blackjack Forum. Edward O. Thorp, 2002, author of the 1960s classic Beat the Dealer Ken Uston, 2002...
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Portfolios and Capital Budgets, Capital asset pricing model 1967 – Edward O. Thorp and Sheen Kassouf, Beat the Market 1972 – Eugene Fama and Merton Miller...
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Invention of the First Wearable Computer Online paper by Edward O. Thorp of Edward O. Thorp & Associates" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-05-28...
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ensuring the house always has the advantage. American mathematician Edward O. Thorp is the father of card counting. His 1962 book, Beat the Dealer, outlines...
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California, Irvine. After graduating, he worked for a math professor, Edward O. Thorp, whose theories led to the establishment of what became Princeton Newport...
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IBM 7090, the solid-state successor to the 704.)[citation needed] Edward O. Thorp, a math instructor at MIT, used the IBM 704 as a research tool to investigate...
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researchers and practitioners including Louis Bachelier, Sheen Kassouf, Edward O. Thorp and Case Sprenkle. Black and Scholes then attempted to apply the formula...
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the University of Durham David Thorp Don Thorp (born 1962), former professional American football player Edward O. Thorp (born 1932), American mathematics...
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American actor. He is best known for his role as Professor Blackjack (Edward O. Thorp) on the History Channel's Breaking Vegas series. He has also appeared...
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Elwyn Berlekamp (Kelly's Research Assistant) Bio details John Kelly and Edward O. Thorp Kelly criterion – description of Kelly criterion (in Polish)...
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anthropologist, author Gerald W. Thomas - NMSU President Emeritus, 1970–1984 Edward O. Thorp - mathematician best known for writing the book Beat the Dealer and...
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well as among professional gamblers. MIT Professor of Mathematics Edward O. Thorp tested their strategy on the university's IBM computers and found it...
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Qualls, Colorado Rockies pitcher Jim Thorpe, Native American athlete Edward O. Thorp, mathematics professor, author, hedge fund manager, and blackjack player...
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Madoff's firm for years. Mathematician Edward O. Thorp noted irregularities in 1991. Among other problems, Thorp found evidence Madoff was lying about...
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