Gregory Zuckerman Knihy

"How Jim Simons launched the Quant revolution"--Book jacket.

"Few were ready when a mysterious respiratory illness emerged in Wuhan, China in January 2020. Politicians, government officials, business leaders, and public-health professionals were unprepared for the most devastating pandemic in a century. Many of the world's biggest drug and vaccine makers were slow to react or couldn't muster an effective response. It was up to a small group of unlikely and untested scientists and executives to save civilization. A French businessman dismissed by many as a fabulist. A Turkish immigrant with little virus experience. A quirky Midwesterner obsessed with insect cells. A Boston scientist employing questionable techniques. A British scientist despised by his peers. Far from the limelight, each had spent years developing innovative vaccine approaches. Their work was met with skepticism and scorn. By 2020, these individuals had little proof of progress. Yet they and their colleagues wanted to be the ones to stop the virus holding the world hostage. They scrambled to turn their life's work into life-saving vaccines in a matter of months, each gunning to make the big breakthrough--and to beat each other for the glory that a vaccine guaranteed."-- Provided by publisher

Meet the Frackers. George Mitchell, the son of a Greek goatherder, who tried to extract gas from rock that experts deemed worthless. He faced an unexpected obstacle in his quest to change history. Aubrey McClendon, the charismatic descendant of an Oklahoma energy dynasty, who scored bil­lions leading a land grab. He wasn't prepared for the shocking fallout of his discoveries. Tom Ward, who overcame a troubled childhood to become one of the nation's wealthiest men. He could handle natural-gas fields but had more trouble with a Wall Street power broker. Harold Hamm, the son of poor farmer, who believed America had more oil than anyone imagined. Hamm was determined to find the crude before others caught on. Charif Souki, the dashing Lebanese immigrant who saw his career crumble and his fortune disintegrate, leaving one last, unlikely chance for success. Mark Papa, the Enron castoff who panicked when he realized a resurgence of American natural gas was at hand: one that his company wasn't prepared for. Praise for The Greatest Trade Ever 'Simply terrific. Easily the best of the post-crash financial books.' Malcolm Gladwell 'The definitive account of a strange and wonderful subplot of the financial crisis.' Michael Lewis 'Zuckerman is a first-rate reporter who is able to explain the complexities of finance in layman's terms. At times, The Greatest Trade Ever reads like a thriller.' The New York Times

In 2006, hedge fund manager John Paulson recognized that the housing market and subprime mortgages were grossly inflated and on the brink of collapse. Despite his background in mergers and acquisitions and limited knowledge of real estate, Paulson saw this as his opportunity to make a significant impact on Wall Street. Initially met with skepticism from colleagues and investors, he persisted in his belief that risky mortgages would fail. Alongside renegade investors like Jeffrey Greene and Michael Burry, Paulson began to bet heavily against these precarious financial instruments. However, timing proved challenging; early on, Paulson and his peers faced substantial losses as the housing market continued to rise. Undeterred, Paulson increased his investments, risking both his hedge fund and reputation. By the summer of 2007, the market began to collapse, leading to significant profits for Paulson, while also prompting efforts to stabilize the failing real estate sector. By the end of that year, he executed one of the most remarkable trades in financial history, earning over $15 billion for his firm, surpassing even George Soros's famed currency trade. While some investors thrived, others who miscalculated their timing suffered devastating losses. This compelling narrative, crafted by a prizewinning journalist, chronicles how a contrarian foresaw a major financial crisis and outsmarted Wall Street's elite.

Jim Simons is the greatest moneymaker in modern financial history. His record bests those of legendary investors, including Warren Buffett, George Soros and Ray Dalio. Yet Simons and his strategies are shrouded in mystery. The financial industry has long craved a look inside Simons's secretive hedge fund, Renaissance Technologies and veteran Wall Street Journal reporter Gregory Zuckerman delivers the goods. After a legendary career as a mathematician and a stint breaking Soviet codes, Simons set out to conquer financial markets with a radical approach. Simons hired physicists, mathematicians and computer scientists - most of whom knew little about finance - to amass piles of data and build algorithms hunting for the deeply hidden patterns in global markets. Experts scoffed, but Simons and his colleagues became some of the richest in the world, their strategy of creating mathematical models and crunching data embraced by almost every industry. Simons and his team used their wealth to upend the worlds of politics, philanthropy and science. They weren't prepared for the backlash. In this fast-paced narrative, Zuckerman examines how Simons launched a quantitative revolution on Wall Street, and reveals the impact that Simons, the quiet billionaire king of the quants, has had on worlds well beyond finance.

This definitive account details the global effort to develop a Covid-19 vaccine, highlighting the successes and failures of major vaccines. Initially, many leading drug and vaccine manufacturers were slow to respond to the pandemic, leaving the task to a small group of unlikely scientists and executives. Among them were a French businessman viewed as a fantasist, a Turkish immigrant with limited virus experience, an eccentric American Midwesterner focused on insect cells, a Boston scientist using controversial methods, and a British scientist who faced disdain from peers. These individuals raced to transform their research into life-saving vaccines within months, driven by the ambition to achieve a groundbreaking discovery and the glory that would come with it. The author, a bestselling writer and investigative journalist, provides an inside look at the secret laboratories, corporate rivalries, and high-stakes government negotiations that facilitated the rapid development and rollout of effective vaccines. Meticulously reported and engaging, this chronicle captures the most significant scientific breakthrough of our time, showcasing themes of courage, genius, heroism, and optimism, alongside rivalries, ambitions, insecurities, and unexpected drama. It is a compelling narrative of how science ultimately saved the world.

Jim Simons jest największym zarabiaczem w nowoczesnej historii finansów. Jego osiągnięcia przewyższają dokonania legendarnych inwestorów, w tym Warrena Buffetta, George'a Sorosa i Raya Dalia. Mimo to Simons i jego strategie pozostają owiane tajemnicą. Przemysł finansowy od dawna pragnie zajrzeć do tajnego funduszu hedgingowego Simonsa, Renaissance Technologies, a doświadczony dziennikarz <i>Wall Street Journal</i> Gregory Zuckerman dostarcza niezbędnych informacji. Po legendarnej karierze jako matematyk i okresie łamania sowieckich kodów, Simons postanowił podbić rynki finansowe w radykalny sposób. Zatrudnił fizyków, matematyków i informatyków - większość z nich niewiele wiedziała o finansach - aby zbierać ogromne ilości danych i budować algorytmy poszukujące głęboko ukrytych wzorców na globalnych rynkach. Eksperci kpili, ale Simons i jego współpracownicy stali się jednymi z najbogatszych ludzi na świecie, a ich strategia tworzenia modeli matematycznych i analizy danych została przyjęta przez niemal każdą branżę. Simons i jego zespół wykorzystali swoje bogactwo, aby przewrócić do góry nogami światy polityki, filantropii i nauki. Nie byli przygotowani na reakcję. W tej dynamicznej narracji Zuckerman bada, jak Simons zapoczątkował rewolucję ilościową na Wall Street i ujawnia wpływ, jaki Simons, cichy miliarder-król kwantów, miał na światy znacznie wykraczające poza finanse.

Wieloletnie badania prowadzone nad ceramiką przez Prof. dr hab. inż. Macieja Pawlikowskiego z Akademii Górniczo-Hutniczej w Krakowie przedstawione w tej publikacji przynoszą wiele cennych informacji pomimo tego, że są jedynie skromnym wyborem z badań dużych serii materiałów ceramicznych. Jest to jedna z pierwszych publikacji omawiających kompleksowo problemy związane z tworzywem ceramicznym i jego domieszkami, ważna nie tylko dla archeologów.