Merryn Talks Money: John Law, The Gambler Who Invented Modern Money (Part 1)
John Law, an 18th-century Scottish gambler, murderer, and economic visionary, laid the intellectual groundwork for modern fiat currency and central banking through radical monetary experiments in France. His life story — from fugitive to financial architect — reveals how personal ambition
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