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Gibbs himself, however, is the real focus of Gibbs Day. Each year at this date a snow sculpture of Gibbs's head appears by immaculate precipitation behind the Busch-Reisinger Museum and in front of the Gibbsian temple, a monumental temple on the Harvard campus disguised as a laboratory. On normal work days the group uses this "lab" to manifest their belief in X-ray diffraction as the key to solving the world's great problems. But on Gibbs Day, the X-rays are extinguished; the day's only pseudoscientific activities are the barometer and thermometer readings that precede...
Many a degree holder looks upon his sheepskin as symbol of his success in mastering all the ideas of his profession. "According to the Gibbsian philosophy, 'he gets to thinking he is so goddam bright that it just paralyzes him.'" Franklin, Edison, the Wright Bros, held no degrees [except honorary] in their professions, "curiously enough...
...that would be as simple as an iron pot, that could be mass-produced. Gibbs & Cox was supervising the construction of nearly such a ship for the British at two U.S. yards. Gibbs & Cox adapted it for the Commission. This was the Liberty ship and the beginning of the Gibbsian revolution...
...enthusiastic horseman, but Father Gibbs hates the sight of horseflesh. Said a member of his family: "He always suspects they're ready to bite him." In the same way he is leary of success. When a man begins to think of himself as successful, according to the Gibbsian philosophy, "he gets to thinking he is so goddam bright that it just paralyzes...
...have read the "Reckless Lady" in the Gibbsian original, then don't go to the Metropolitan to see it, as it has been very much adapted to fit Holywood requirements. However, if your pleasure won't be marred by not recognizing the tale, then...
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