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...show a trace of electrical resistance even when placed in the strongest magnetic field that Bell Labs can generate, 88,000 gauss (the unit of magnetism). It can carry more than 1,000 times as much current as a copper wire of the same size at normal temperature. Bellmen believe that it can be coiled into a superpowerful electromagnet with a field of at least 100,000 gauss...
...Pennsylvania (where he got his B.S. in 1923), and gradually campus and company began to work out a curriculum. The university set up a special Institute of Humanistic Studies for Executives, in 1953 enrolled its first students from seven different Bell companies. By last week, having "graduated" 17 Bellmen and enrolled 19 more, the institute felt that it had enough evidence to pronounce the Bell experiment a success...
...underpaid staff would be expecting tips when he left. So one day recently before rushing to catch the Ankara Express, he armed himself with a handful of crisp banknotes to take care of them. Sure enough, when he checked out, there was an expectant echelon of busboys, waiters, doormen, bellmen, telephone girls and elevator operators all lined up with outstretched hand by the hotel desk. Racing for his taxicab, the diplomat slapped a bill into each eager hand along the line and finally reached the street. Then he turned, stopped, stared in dismay for two seconds and returned to snatch...