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3 unusual facts about Dubner


Dubner

Harvey Dubner, engineer living in New Jersey, noted for his contributions to finding large prime numbers

Johann Friedrich Dübner (1802–1867), German classical scholar (naturalized a Frenchman), was born in Horselgau, near Gotha

Stephen J. Dubner (born 1963), American journalist who has written four books and numerous articles


Color grading

Older systems are: Renaissance, Classic analog, Da Vinci Systems's: The Whiz (1982) and 888; The Corporate Communications's System 60XL (1982–1989) and Copernicus-Sunburst; Bosch Fernseh's FRP-60 (1983–1989); Dubner (1978-1985?), Cintel's TOPSY (1978), Amigo (1983), and ARCAS (1992) systems.

Commitment device

Dubner and Levitt give the example of Han Xin, a general in Ancient China, who positioned his soldiers with their backs to a river, making it impossible for them to flee, thereby leaving them no choice but to attack the enemy head-on.

Johann Friedrich Dübner

One of Dübner's most important works was an edition of Julius Caesar undertaken by command of Napoleon III, which obtained him the cross of the Legion of Honour.


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