Edward O. Thorp
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About
Invented the first wearable computer in 1961 and wrote Beat the Dealer, which showed how blackjack could be beaten by card counting.
Before Fame
He earned his Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of California, Los Angeles.
Trivia
His main research tool while working on his blackjack game theory was the IBM 704.
Family Life
His family was residing in Chicago, Illinois, when he was born.
Associated With
He was a devoted student of Albert Einstein's theories.
