Preface to the Great Minds in Finance Series Preamble Introduction PART I: LOUIS BACHELIER – THE FIRST PHYSICIST FINANCIAL THEORIST Louis Bachelier - The Early Years The Times The Theory Discussion and Applications - Einstein and Bachelier Life and Legacy PART II: PAUL SAMUELSON'S RANDOM WALK Paul Samuelson - The Early Years The Times The Theory Discussion and Applications The Nobel Prize, Life and Legacy PART III: EUGENE FAMA'S EFFICIENT MARKET HYPOTHESIS Eugene Fama - The Early Years The Times The Theory Discussion and Applications Career and Legacy PART IV: STEPHEN ROSS AND ARBITRAGE PRICING THEORY Stephen Alan Ross - the Early Years The Times The Theory Discussion and Applications Career and Legacy PART V: JAMES TOBIN AND A NEW POLICY James Tobin - The Early Years The Times The Theory Discussion and Applications The Nobel Prize, Life, and Legacy PART VI: ROBERT SCHILLER AND IRRATIONAL EXUBERANCE Robert Shiller - The Early Years The Times The Theory Discussion and Applications Career and Legacy PART VII: WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED Combined Contributions Conclusions Glossary Index Endnotes