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dec 31, 1960 - The Roulette Shoe

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Edward O. Thorp and Claude Channon built a computer that fits in a shoe. Its purpose was to help win at roulette. The person who wore the shoe would tap accodringly to how many rotations and the shoe would vibrate back telling which number to bet on.

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dec 31, 1960
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~ 64 years ago

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