Talk:Jonathan Guss
Jonathan (Jon) Guss has a unique gift for research and presenting the results in scholarly papers.
Jesse Silver writes in his introduction to the Barling article:
Where we poor mortals have written in generalities and offered educated guesses, Jon has provided detailed, exact, and thoroughly researched data that dispels many of the smoke clouds in which pipe history is enshrouded. Worse, Jon has presented this data in language so graceful and engaging that I’m left with the realization that at best, I write with both thumbs. Fortunately, Jon has graciously consented to allow me to incorporate some of his findings in this revision of the Barling page. For serious Barling enthusiasts Jon’s essay is a fundamental “must read”".
Several of Jon's papers have been cited and extensively quoted in Pipedia articles. He has graciously allowed us to offer several of them in their original PDF format:
- How Many Angels, Another Look at the Barling Transition, mentioned in the above quote.
- Firesign Theatre & Gresham’s Law, A Brief Inquiry into the Sources of Historical Error in Foundation Dating of Early Pipe and Pipe Tobacco Companies.