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The Physics of Wall Street

A Brief History of Predicting the Unpredictable

James Owen Weatherall

"The Physics of Wall Street" dives into the fascinating story of how physicists became influential in the finance industry, bringing their scientific knowledge to bear on economic problems. Author James Owen Weatherall addresses whether their ideas contributed to the economic meltdown of 2008 and suggests ways to improve financial models for the future. This accessible and persuasive book is a must-read for anyone interested in modern finance and its complex relationship with science.
Publish Date
2013-01-01T00:00:00.000Z
2013-01-01T00:00:00.000Z
Goodreads Rating
3.85
ISBN
9780544112438
Recommendations
1
Recommendations
2021-03-14T20:11:28.000Z
You can read all about this attempt to disintermediate legacy economics in the final chapter and epilogue of this best selling book from a few years ago by Jim Weatherall in the time before Satoshi:      source