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Fortune's Formula

The Untold Story of the Scientific Betting System That Beat the Casinos and Wall Street

Fortune's Formula( )
Author: Poundstone, William
ISBN:978-0-374-70708-8
Publication Date:Jun 2010
Publisher:Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Imprint:Hill & Wang
Book Format:Ebook
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Book Description:

In 1956, two Bell Labs scientists discovered the scientific formula for getting rich. One was mathematician Claude Shannon, neurotic father of our digital age, whose genius is ranked with Einstein's. The other was John L. Kelly Jr., a Texas-born, gun-toting physicist. Together they applied the science of information theory--the basis of computers and the Internet--to the problem of making as much money as possible, as fast as possible. Shannon and MIT mathematician...
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Pages:400
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):5.5 x 8.25 Inches
Author Biography
Poundstone, William (Author)
William Poundstone has been nominated twice for the Pulitzer Prize. Among his seven books are "The Recursive Universe," "Labyrinths of Reason," and "Big Secrets." He has also written extensively for network television and major magazines. He lives in Los Angeles.

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