Edward Thorp Wife
“An amazing book by a true icon; Thorp launched revolutions in Vegas and on Wall Street by turning math into magic, and here he weaves his own life lessons into a page turner as hot as a deck full of aces. Loved it!”
Edward married Eva Josephine Pearl Thorp (born Heathman) circa 1897, at age 19 at marriage place, Ohio. Eva was born on April 15 1880, in Southington, Trumbull, Ohio. They had 3 children: James Edward Thorp and 2 other children. Edward lived in 1880, at address, Ohio. A Man for All Markets: Beating the Odds, from Las Vegas to Wall Street - Kindle edition by Thorp, Edward O. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading A Man for All Markets: Beating the Odds, from Las Vegas to Wall Street.
—Ben Mezrich, New York Times Bestselling Author of Bringing Down The House and The Accidental Billionaires
Growing up in a family that struggled to get by, Ed Thorp never imagined that he would become a professor who would mathematically prove how card-counting gives every player an edge; that his discoveries would cause an uproar among casinos; that he would invent the wearable computer; or that he would take his knowledge of gambling to Wall Street, revolutionize investing, and make millions.
And yet, all of that happened.
Meet Edward Thorp
Math professor, inventor, best-selling author, hedge-fund manager, gambler.
Edward O. Thorp is an American mathematics professor, hedge fund manager, and blackjack player. To beat roulette, he and the father of information theory, Claude Shannon, invented the first wearable computer. Along with innovative applications of probability theory, Thorp is also the New York Times bestselling author of Beat the Dealer, the first book to mathematically prove that the house advantage in blackjack could be overcome by card-counting. He also pioneered the use of quantitative investment techniques in the financial markets. He lives in Newport Beach, California.
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Full Obituary EDWARD A. ABRAMOWICZ, age 63, of Thorp, WI, passed away on Thursday, January 21, 2021 at home. Funeral services will be held at 11am on Saturday, January 30, 2021 at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Lublin, WI, with Rev. Madanu Lourdu Raju officiating. Burial will take place in the parish cemetery at a later date. Visitation will be held on Saturday, at the church, from 9am until time of service. |