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The list was promoted by The Rambling Man 10:01, 3 June 2013 (UTC) [1].[reply]

Timeline of the Manhattan Project[edit]

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Nominator(s): Hawkeye7 (talk) 11:54, 9 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

A timeline is a peculiar type of list article. This one is on the Manhattan Project. Hawkeye7 (talk) 11:54, 9 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

  • Support. Impeccably referenced, highly educational, quite encyclopedic and a valuable resource for this site. — Cirt (talk) 14:23, 13 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment I didn't read all the way through, but I already noticed some typos. I fixed them. Please proofread to make sure it is typo-free. Other than that the list looks good.—Chris!c/t 00:26, 14 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • SUPPORT As a fan of the Manhattan Project, I was happy to see how much work went into this. I don't think a few typos should hold it back, and I'll gladly see if I can fix a few of them. Excellent work.--ColonelHenry (talk) 22:34, 29 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Resolved comments from The Rambling Man (talk) 16:18, 20 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Comments really nice piece of work, and incredibly interesting.
  • "2013[1] dollars)" would prefer to see that citation the other side of the closing parenthesis.
    • Me too, but it is generated by the inflation-fn template
  • You could link uranium.
  • "so a more complex Implosion-type nuclear weapon " no need for "Implosion" to be capitalised.
  • "Britain and France" shouldn't that really be "Great Britain"?
  • No need to over link "Einstein-Szilárd letter" and it should have an en-dash (like the first instance).
    • That n-dash subverted the duplicate link checker. Unlinked. Hawkeye7 (talk) 19:42, 17 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • If you link "nuclear fission", perhaps you could link "neutron"?
  • " that Uranium 235 is " for consistency, that should be "that uranium-235 is"... please check for others.
  • Could link "slow neutron".
  • "Rudolph Peierls" Rudolf according to our article.
  • "Frisch-Peierls memorandum" needs an en-dash.
  • "This is given to..." the memo or the pound of enriched uranium?!
  • Again, avoid overlinking (e.g. Tizard).
  • Don't bother linking "research project".
  • "Video of the Trinity nuclear test." no full stop required.
  • " Roosevelt formally authorizes the project." consider reiterating that this is the Manhattan Project he's authorising.
    • Can't say that, because it is not yet the Manhattan Project. Changed to "atomic bomb project". Hawkeye7 (talk) 19:42, 17 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Our article on "Stone and Webster" has "Stone & Webster"
  • "July 30, " for consistency, that comma should be a colon.
  • "Aerial view of the Operation Crossroads..." caption doesn't need a full stop.
  • There are sometimes more specific articles for military ranks, e.g. Field marshal (United Kingdom) which would be more useful.
  • " exploding bridgewire detonators" hyphen needed.
  • "at Alamogordo, New Mexico.[65]." remove spare full stop.
  • Could link "Potsdam Ultimatum" to the relevant section of the bombings article?
  • Page ranges in the refs need to use en-dash per WP:DASH.
  • You don't need "Science timelines" as a cat since you've got the more refined "Physics timelines".

Otherwise a great (and tragic) read. Thank you for your work and the nomination. The Rambling Man (talk) 16:49, 17 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]


Resolved comments from Godot13 (talk) 15:40, 27 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Comments - A very well written, well referenced, and education timeline. Just a few comments/points for consistency: Noting that you tend to only link on the first use of a term or reference…
  • 1941-July 2: James Chadwick is not linked.
  • 1942-September 23: William R. Purnell is linked to a page that doesn’t exist (perhaps this is okay).
  • 1943-August 19: Churchill is already linked in 1942.
  • 1943-September 8: Combined Policy Committee is linked to a page that does not exist.
    • This is okay. I will eventually create the article. Hawkeye7 (talk) 08:53, 27 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • 1943-Hanford Site is linked twice.
  • brigadier general is never linked (first use in 1942-September 23), should also be capitalized for consistency
    • WP:MILTERMS: Military ranks follow the same capitalization guidelines as given under Titles of people above. For example, Brigadier General John Smith, but John Smith was a brigadier general.
  • First use of Colonel is 1942-September 17 (not linked).
  • Major General linked in intro, also 1942-August 13.
  • First use of General (full) 1945-July 25 not linked.
  • 1944-September 2: “Chemists” for “chemists”.

Again, well done. -- Godot13 (talk) 04:11, 27 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

  • Thanks for taking the time to review! Hawkeye7 (talk) 08:55, 27 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support - Well written, educational, very nice work.--Godot13 (talk) 15:42, 27 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Comments –

  • September 23, 1942: Something looks like it's missing before ref 36. It's not just a period, but judging by the sentence as a whole some key words are not there.
  • May 21, 1946: "Slotin lifted the upper hemisphere with his left hand and dropped it onto the floor, so preventing a more serious accident." This feels like it would read better without the "so", but that may just be me.
    • It seemed too long for a timeline to me, so I cut it back. Hawkeye7 (talk) 21:45, 30 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Giants2008 (Talk) 20:49, 30 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

  • Suport great article, although it would be nice to have a few more costs/payments inserted. Nergaal (talk) 01:29, 31 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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