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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.Thorp received his Ph.D. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Edward O. Thorp has received more than 792,560 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Edward O. Thorp is the 784th most popular mathematician (down from 588th in 2019), the 7,512th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,179th in 2019) and the 54th most popular American Mathematician.

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  • 46.85

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  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.74

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.95

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Over the past year Edward O. Thorp has had the most page views in the with 118,209 views, followed by Japanese (9,071), and Russian (7,570). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Egyptian Arabic (87.84%), Haitian (75.53%), and Simple English (69.60%)

Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Edward O. Thorp ranks 784 out of 1,004. Before him are Martin Davis, Hassler Whitney, Nikolai Chebotaryov, Hua Luogeng, Cesare Burali-Forti, and Sergei Adian. After him are Joseph Keller, Marie-Jeanne de Lalande, Charles Howard Hinton, Cédric Villani, Horace Lamb, and Erich Hecke.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Edward O. Thorp ranks 371. Before him are Ludovico Avio, Richard Dawson, Margarita Xhepa, Fazu Aliyeva, Ray Reardon, and Luís Vinício. After him are Alma Cogan, Barbara Loden, István Kausz, Gavril Dejeu, Rokurō Naya, and Ben Bova.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Edward O. Thorp ranks 7,512 out of 20,380. Before him are Dan Schneider (1966), Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin (1842), Gary Payton (1968), Charles Lang (1902), Michael J. Adams (1930), and Brian Gottfried (1952). After him are Joseph Keller (1923), Schelte J. Bus (1956), Shirley Fry (1927), Charles F. Hockett (1916), Roscoe Lee Browne (1922), and Jeff Perry (1955).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In United States

Among mathematicians born in United States, Edward O. Thorp ranks 54. Before him are Gladys West (1930), Solomon W. Golomb (1932), Rudy Rucker (1946), Gilbert Strang (1934), Martin Davis (1928), and Hassler Whitney (1907). After him are Joseph Keller (1923), Christine Darden (1942), Morris Kline (1908), Douglas McIlroy (1932), James Waddell Alexander II (1888), and Garrett Birkhoff (1911).

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