MATHEMATICIAN

Edward O. Thorp

1932 - Today

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Edward Oakley Thorp (born August 14, 1932) 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. Thorp is the author of Beat the Dealer, which mathematically proved that the house advantage in blackjack could be overcome by card counting. He also developed and applied effective hedge fund techniques in the financial markets, and collaborated with Claude Shannon in creating the first wearable computer. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Edward O. Thorp is the 817th most popular mathematician (down from 784th in 2019), the 8,470th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,512th in 2019) and the 62nd most popular American Mathematician.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Edward O. Thorp ranks 817 out of 1,004. Before him are Eugenio Calabi, Jacob Bronowski, Ivan Petrovsky, David Gregory, Horace Lamb, and Nathan Jacobson. After him are Mikhail Suslin, William Feller, Mary Everest Boole, Anatoly Karatsuba, Stefan Mazurkiewicz, and William Henry Young.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Edward O. Thorp ranks 401. Before him are Sergei Slonimsky, Ferenc Sipos, Tadeusz Kraus, Tamás Gábor, Walter Schröder, and James Stafford. After him are Masten Gregory, José Varacka, Mickey Kuhn, Robert Coover, Gaudencio Rosales, and Maya Kristalinskaya.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Edward O. Thorp ranks 8,472 out of 20,380. Before him are Terry Kinney (1954), Dorothy Cheney (1916), John Wooden (1910), Jackie DeShannon (1941), John Morton (1725), and Michael Nesmith (1942). After him are John Bennett Perry (1941), Jeannie Berlin (1949), George Crook (1828), Arthur Lee (1945), Trey Parker (1969), and Dave Loebsack (1952).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In United States

Among mathematicians born in United States, Edward O. Thorp ranks 62. Before him are David Gale (1921), Curtis T. McMullen (1958), Hassler Whitney (1907), Daniel Lewin (1970), Rudy Rucker (1946), and Morris Kline (1908). After him are Douglas McIlroy (1932), Robert Daniel Carmichael (1879), Marston Morse (1892), Tom M. Apostol (1923), Michael Aschbacher (1944), and Garrett Birkhoff (1911).

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