It is really Edward Thorp who was the shark. He was the one who pitched the idea to Shannon of building the first wearable computer to beat roulette. Shannon wa

It is really Edward Thorp who was the shark. He was the one who pitched the idea to Shannon of building the first wearable computer to beat roulette. Shannon was not very much interested in talking to Thorp until he proposed the idea face to face. Ed Thorp is still alive and has written some interesting biographies. Check out A Man for All Markets if you are interested. The Physics of Wall Street is also a good overview of quantitative financial analysis.