Talk:James Rainwater

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A fact from James Rainwater appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 26 April 2015 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the Nobel laureate James Rainwater collapsed after a lecture but a student revived him via CPR?

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GA Review[edit]

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Reviewer: Reyk (talk · contribs) 11:21, 16 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I'll take this one on. From a cursory initial reading it looks pretty good, and I don't think much will be required to get it up to GA standard. Reyk _YO! 11:21, 16 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria

Is it reasonably well written?
A. Prose is clear and concise, without copyvios, or spelling and grammar errors:

B. MoS compliance for lead, layout, words to watch, fiction, and lists:
Is it factually accurate and verifiable?
A. Has an appropriate reference section:

B. Citation to reliable sources where necessary:

C. No original research:
Is it broad in its coverage?
A. Major aspects:

B. Focused:
Is it neutral?
Fair representation without bias:
Is it stable?
No edit wars, etc:
Does it contain images to illustrate the topic?
A. Images are tagged with their copyright status, and valid fair use rationales are provided for non-free content:

B. Images are provided if possible and are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions:
Overall:
Pass or Fail:

Hello @Hawkeye7:! Well done on this well-written article. It pretty much meets all the criteria. I have a couple of minor comments listed below, and it would be better if there were at least one more image, but aside from that it's ready to be promoted to GA.

@Hawkeye7: I have promoted the article to GA based on your improvements. Well done. Reyk _YO! 07:25, 18 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Image[edit]

Needs a caption
Y Added. Hawkeye7 (talk) 21:47, 17 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Manhattan Project[edit]

Why was it unusual for Rainwater to go to Columbia?
Y Added some explanation. Hawkeye7 (talk) 21:47, 17 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The article would benefit from more material on Rainwater's personal life, but perhaps not in a section titled "Manhattan project"
Y Added. Hawkeye7 (talk) 21:47, 17 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Later Life[edit]

What did Rainwater die of?
No idea, I'm afraid. I have noted his poor health in later life. Hawkeye7 (talk) 21:47, 17 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Heart attack, apparently. Found that buried far down in one of the sources. Reyk _YO! 07:19, 18 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Categories[edit]

He's listed as a member of the Optical Society, but this is not mentioned in the article
Y Added. Hawkeye7 (talk) 21:47, 17 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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