In A Man for All Markets, Thorp mentioned a light-hearted letter that he received from Warren Buffett, prior to Thorp’s family attending Berkshire Hathaway’s annual shareholders’ meeting in 2003. This letter is part of the Articles from the UCI Libraries Special Collections and Archives, Edward O. Thorp Papers. It is presented below with the book excerpt from Chapter 22: One Last Puff.
Explore the exhibit contents:
- Introduction
- A Natural Talent (Items 1-12)
- A Winning Hand (Items 13-23)
- Beat the House (Items 24-33)
- A Spin of the Wheel (Items 34-44)
- Higher Mathematics at UCI (Items 45-55)
- A Career in Quantitative Finance (Items 56-64)
- Tips from the Master
- Newport Life & Philanthropy (Items 65-70)
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