{"product_id":"9780544112438","title":"The Physics Of Wall Street: A Brief History of Predicting the Unpredictable","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eWeatherall, James Owen\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHarper Business\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2\/4\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e“Weatherall probes an epochal shift in financial strategizing with  lucidity, explaining how it occurred and what it means for modern  finance.”—Peter Galison, author of \u003cem\u003eEinstein’s Clocks, Poincare’s Maps\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter  the economic meltdown of 2008, many pundits placed the blame on  “complex financial instruments” and the physicists and mathematicians  who dreamed them up. But how is it that physicists came to drive Wall  Street? And were their ideas really the cause of the collapse? \u003cbr\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Physics of Wall Street\u003c\/em\u003e,  the physicist James Weatherall answers both of these questions. He  tells the story of how physicists first moved to finance, bringing  science to bear on some of the thorniest problems in economics, from  bubbles to options pricing. The problem isn’t simply that economic  models have limitations and can break down under certain conditions, but  that at the time of the meltdown those models were in the hands of  people who either didn’t understand their purpose or didn’t care. It was  a catastrophic misuse of science. However, Weatherall argues that the  solution is not to give up on the models but to make them better. Both  persuasive and accessible, \u003cem\u003eThe Physics of Wall Street\u003c\/em\u003e is riveting history that will change how we think about our economic future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Harper Business","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46249146450175,"sku":"9780544112438","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780544112438_s600x595.jpg?v=1779894313","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9780544112438","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}