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1926
it pedicates that it was invented in 1532
I'm pretty sure it was invented in 1779
Jeremy Flint has written: 'Bridge With the Times' 'How to play bridge' -- subject(s): Contract bridge 'Match your skill against the masters' -- subject(s): Contract bridge 'Bridge with the professional touch' -- subject(s): Contract bridge 'Tiger bridge' -- subject(s): Contract bridge 'Tiger bridge revisited' -- subject(s): Contract bridge
He had invented the hinge girder just one year before.
Contract bridge is the most popular "flavor" of modern bridge. It is derived from auction bridge. Rubber bridge, sometimes called party bridge, or kitchen table bridge, is one method of playing contract bridge. Duplicate bridge is an alternative to rubber bridge.
Frederic Seal Coon has written: 'Contract bridge' -- subject(s): Contract bridge, Duplicate contract bridge
Charles Henry Goren has written: 'Point count bidding in contract bridge' -- subject(s): Contract bridge 'The standard book of play' -- subject(s): Contract bridge 'Goren presents the Italian bridge system' -- subject(s): Contract bridge 'Goren's new contract bridge complete' -- subject(s): Contract bridge 'Basic bridge for the novice player' -- subject(s): Accessible book 'Goren on play and defense' -- subject(s): Contract bridge 'Gorens Modern Backgammon Complete' -- subject(s): Backgammon 'Go with the odds' -- subject(s): Gambling 'Precision bridge for everyone' -- subject(s): Bidding, Contract bridge 'Advanced bidding' -- subject(s): Contract bridge 'New contract bridge in a nutshell' -- subject(s): Contract bridge 'The new canasta and samba' -- subject(s): Canasta (Game), Samba (Game) 'Contract bridge for beginners' -- subject(s): Protected DAISY 'Goren's bridge quizzes' -- subject(s): Contract bridge 'Precision System of Contract Bridge Bidding' 'Goren's Canasta up-to-date'
The Truss bridge was invented in the 1980s
Ernest W. Rovere has written: 'Point count contract bridge complete' -- subject(s): Contract bridge 'Modern point count contract bridge' -- subject(s): Contract bridge
Alan F. Truscott has written: 'The Great Bridge Scandal' -- subject(s): World contract bridge championship 'Doubles and redoubles' -- subject(s): Collections of games, Contract bridge, Doubles 'Grand slams' -- subject(s): Contract bridge, Slams 'Basic bridge in three weeks' -- subject(s): Contract bridge 'On bidding' -- subject(s): Bidding, Contract bridge 'Master bridge by question and answer' -- subject(s): Contract bridge
The exact year the truss bridge was invented is not known. Early forms of truss bridges were seen as earl as 1820 and iron truss bridges did not appear until 1850.