Richard Arnold Epstein (March 5, 1927 in Los Angeles, California – July 5, 2016), also known under the pseudonym E. P. Stein, was an American game theorist.
Richard Arnold Epstein | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 5, 1927 |
| Died | July 5, 2016 (aged 89) |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | E. P. Stein |
| Alma mater | University of California, Los Angeles (BA) University of California, Berkeley University of Barcelona (PhD) |
| Known for | Game theory |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Game theory |
| Institutions | Parsons-Aerojet Company Glenn L. Martin Company TRW Space Technology Laboratory JPL Hughes Aircraft |
Education
editEpstein obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Los Angeles, in 1948. He then studied at the University of California Berkeley. He received his doctorate in physics, on the Born formalization of isochromatic lines, in 1961, from the University of Barcelona.[1]
Career
editHe then shifted from spectroscopy to space communications, and worked for eighteen years as an electronics and communications engineer for various U.S. space and missile programs. He was variously employed by Parsons-Aerojet Company at Cape Canaveral, Glenn L. Martin Company, TRW Space Technology Laboratories, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and Hughes Aircraft Space Systems Division. Epstein has numerous technical publications in the areas of probability theory, statistics, game theory, and space communications. In 1956, he was made a member of the IEEE.
Achievements
editThe Theory of Gambling and Statistical Logic ranks as the most popular of Epstein's technical books. He served as a consultant to public and private gambling casinos in Greece and Macao, and has testified on technical aspects of gambling in several court cases.
Under the pseudonym "E. P. Stein", he authored various popular works of fiction as well as historic and non-fictional books, and writes for TV and motion pictures.[2]
Death
editEpstein died on July 5, 2016.[citation needed]
Books by Epstein
edit- Richard A. Epstein, The Theory of Gambling and Statistical Logic (revised edition), Academic Press, 1995, ISBN 0-12-240761-X. (Second edition), Academic Press, 2009, ISBN 0-12-374940-9.
Selected journal publications by Epstein
edit- Richard A. Epstein, "An automatic synchronization technique," IEEE Transactions on Communication Technology, Vol. 13(4), pp. 547–550, 1965.
- Richard A. Epstein, "Relative coverage of large ground antennas," IEEE Transactions on Space Electronics and Telemetry, Vol. 10(1), pp. 31–83, 1964.
Popular works under the pseudonym E. P. Stein
edit- Anna K. Brando and E. P. Stein, Brando for Breakfast, Berkley Pub Group, 1980, ISBN 0-425-04698-2.
- E. P. Stein, Flight of the Vin Fiz, Arbor House, 1985, ISBN 0-87795-672-3.
See also
edit- Subtract a square, a mathematical game invented by Epstein
Notes
edit- ^ "Contributors". IEEE Transactions on Space Electronics and Telemetry. 10: 47. 1964. doi:10.1109/TSET.1964.4335592.
- ^ "Theory of Gambling". Archived from the original on August 19, 2013. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
References
edit- P. Green Jr., "Review of 'The Theory of Gambling and Statistical Logic' (Epstein, R. A.; 1967)," IEEE Transactions on Information Theory, Vol. 15(5), pp. 637–638, 1969.
- Richard W. Hamming, "Games of Chance. (Book Reviews: The Theory of Gambling and Statistical Logic)," Science, Vol. 161(3844), pp. 878, 1968.
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