Hello Guys, The post office is releasing new stamps thursday that commemorate scientists. Four Scientists are featured with one being Gibbs. So hopefully you can wow people by explaining what the Gibb's phenomenon is, when they ask who is the guy on the stamp? Clay p.s. I wonder if Feynman's stamp will have Feynman diagrams?
Slightly OT - Gibbs Phenomenon - Gibbs now on U.S. Stamp
Started by ●May 4, 2005
Reply by ●May 4, 20052005-05-04
Reply by ●May 5, 20052005-05-05
"Clay" <physics@bellsouth.net> wrote in message news:1115233479.559608.131190@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...> Hello Guys, > > The post office is releasing new stamps thursday that commemorate > scientists. Four Scientists are featured with one being Gibbs. So > hopefully you can wow people by explaining what the Gibb's phenomenon > is, when they ask who is the guy on the stamp? > > Clay > > p.s. I wonder if Feynman's stamp will have Feynman diagrams? >Where's the Queens head? Tam
Reply by ●May 6, 20052005-05-06
Cool! Muppets stamps, too. I'm diggin' the Greta Garbo stamp as well. ;) And Feynman's does have his diagrams on it. On 4 May 2005 12:54:19 -0700, "Peter K." <p.kootsookos@iolfree.ie> wrote:>Check them out: > >http://www.usps.com/communications/news/stamps/2004/sr04_076.htm > >Ciao, > >Peter K. >Eric Jacobsen Minister of Algorithms, Intel Corp. My opinions may not be Intel's opinions. http://www.ericjacobsen.org
Reply by ●May 6, 20052005-05-06
On Fri, 06 May 2005 22:42:45 GMT, eric.jacobsen@ieee.org (Eric Jacobsen) wrote:>Cool! Muppets stamps, too. > >I'm diggin' the Greta Garbo stamp as well. ;) >Wow, You're not kiddin'. Greta Garbo! [-Rick-]
Reply by ●May 6, 20052005-05-06
Rick Lyons wrote:> On Fri, 06 May 2005 22:42:45 GMT, eric.jacobsen@ieee.org (Eric > Jacobsen) wrote: > > >>Cool! Muppets stamps, too. >> >>I'm diggin' the Greta Garbo stamp as well. ;) >> > > > Wow, You're not kiddin'. > Greta Garbo!I appreciated the conceit of rendering her in black and white, like her films. Jerry -- Engineering is the art of making what you want from things you can get. �����������������������������������������������������������������������
Reply by ●May 7, 20052005-05-07
On Fri, 06 May 2005 21:39:28 -0400, Jerry Avins <jya@ieee.org> wrote:>Rick Lyons wrote: >> On Fri, 06 May 2005 22:42:45 GMT, eric.jacobsen@ieee.org (Eric >> Jacobsen) wrote: >> >> >>>Cool! Muppets stamps, too. >>> >>>I'm diggin' the Greta Garbo stamp as well. ;) >>> >> >> >> Wow, You're not kiddin'. >> Greta Garbo! > >I appreciated the conceit of rendering her in black and white, like her >films. > >JerryYes, and grainy, too, but still capturing clearly the beauty and mystique. Quite nice! Eric Jacobsen Minister of Algorithms, Intel Corp. My opinions may not be Intel's opinions. http://www.ericjacobsen.org
Reply by ●May 8, 20052005-05-08
On Fri, 06 May 2005 22:42:45 GMT, eric.jacobsen@ieee.org (Eric Jacobsen) wrote:>Cool! Muppets stamps, too. > >I'm diggin' the Greta Garbo stamp as well. ;) > >And Feynman's does have his diagrams on it.Yeah, but it doesn't have his VW Microbus with Feynman diagrams on it.> >On 4 May 2005 12:54:19 -0700, "Peter K." <p.kootsookos@iolfree.ie> >wrote: > >>Check them out: >> >>http://www.usps.com/communications/news/stamps/2004/sr04_076.htm >> >>Ciao, >> >>Peter K. >> > >Eric Jacobsen >Minister of Algorithms, Intel Corp. >My opinions may not be Intel's opinions. >http://www.ericjacobsen.org----- http://mindspring.com/~benbradley
Reply by ●May 8, 20052005-05-08
Jerry Avins wrote:>> Wow, You're not kiddin'. >> Greta Garbo! > > > I appreciated the conceit of rendering her in black and white, like her > films.Why do you call it conceit, Jerry? You must know a usage with which I'm not familiar because I'm sure you don't mean the one that I know. :-) Bob -- "Things should be described as simply as possible, but no simpler." A. Einstein
Reply by ●May 8, 20052005-05-08
Bob Cain wrote:> > > Jerry Avins wrote: > >>> Wow, You're not kiddin'. >>> Greta Garbo! >> >> >> >> I appreciated the conceit of rendering her in black and white, like >> her films. > > > Why do you call it conceit, Jerry? You must know a usage with which I'm > not familiar because I'm sure you don't mean the one that I know. :-) > > > BobFrom http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=conceit 1. A favorable and especially unduly high opinion of one's own abilities or worth. 2. An ingenious or witty turn of phrase or thought. 3. a. A fanciful poetic image, especially an elaborate or exaggerated comparison. b. A poem or passage consisting of such an image. 4. a. The result of intellectual activity; a thought or an opinion. b. A fanciful thought or idea. 5. a. A fancy article; a knickknack. b. An extravagant, fanciful, and elaborate construction or structure: "An eccentric addition to the lobby is a life-size wooden horse, a 19th century conceit" (Mimi Sheraton) I intended the second meaning, although 4.b. comes close. Related to conceive; concept. Jerry -- Engineering is the art of making what you want from things you can get. �����������������������������������������������������������������������
