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Vugraph (or Viewgraph) is a method of displaying the bidding and play of bridge hands on a screen for viewing by an audience. [1] The basis of the current computer-generated display was originally developed by Fred Gitelman for the American Contract Bridge League in 1991 under a grant from the estate of Peter Pender , a champion player.
Most Ljubavi (English: Bridge of Love) is a pedestrian bridge in Vrnjačka Banja, Serbia.It is known as the earliest mention of the love padlocks tradition, where padlocks are left on the bridge railing by couples as sign of their everlasting love.
A significant contribution to the game is the Vugraph "broadcasts", which presents live matches from around the world, enhanced by expert commentary. Because the language of bridge bidding and play uses only 15 words and all selections are done via mouse click, people who speak different languages can play together.
Clyde Elton Love (December 12, 1882 – January 31, 1960) was an American contract bridge author and mathematics professor at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. [1] He was a native of Bancroft, Michigan and graduated from the University of Michigan in 1905.
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Edgar Kaplan (April 18, 1925 – September 7, 1997) was an American bridge player and one of the principal contributors to the game. His career spanned six decades and covered every aspect of bridge.
Sam(uel) Thompson (21 May 1916 – 15 February 1965) was a Northern Irish playwright best known for his controversial plays Over the Bridge, which exposes sectarianism, and Cemented with Love, which focuses on political corruption.
Ginni Thomas, conservative activist and wife of Justice Clarence Thomas, on Sept. 29, 2022, after meeting with the House committee investigating the attack of Jan. 6, 2021.