If interested, two books on this are great: “fortunes formula” for a more riveting story of thorp and Shannon “Kelly capital growth investment criterion” by T

If interested, two books on this are great: “fortunes formula” for a more riveting story of thorp and Shannon “Kelly capital growth investment criterion” by Thorp, Maclean, William — for the more technical take I found this essay in this second book, and liked it so much I found the standalone pdf. It’s inspiring how approachable and human some of the best minds in the world were