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[edit] Richard Feynman

Found this. Looks good. 81.168.80.170 20:43, 8 Aug 2004 (UTC)

  • Writings fine, though I can't speak to the material. Support. [[User:Meelar|Meelar (talk)]] 21:19, 2004 Aug 8 (UTC)
  • No photo, also I'd like to see a bit more on the lectures, these books have to be the most popular series of undergraduate physics books ever written. Everyone who is even remotely serious about physics owns the three volume set. Book three in particluar is very important as it presents quantum mechanics in a back to front sort of way. (I'll work on the article myself tomorrow)theresa knott 22:27, 8 Aug 2004 (UTC)
    • Added cover of The Feynman Lectures on Physics. This is a fairuse image, as I could not find a PD image. Different Goverment labs have images, but with unclear copyright. ([1], [2]) -- Chris 73 | Talk 10:53, 9 Aug 2004 (UTC)
  • Object. "Good" does not equal "one of Wikipedia's best articles." The article as is, is simply too short. A photo would also be nice. --mav 00:27, 9 Aug 2004 (UTC)
    • Added material and there are now 4 images.Ancheta Wis 00:55, 18 Aug 2004 (UTC)
  • Bio short and unstructured; so much has been written about Feynman that this article should at least do justice to more of his life, with perhaps more detail to some of his work -- individual books, and perhaps his Challenger-committee work. A good candidate for Wikipedia:Peer Review. +sj+ 06:36, 9 Aug 2004 (UTC)
    • More added about his life, Challenger commission, estimate of the reliability of the Shuttle. More about his books. Ancheta Wis 00:55, 18 Aug 2004 (UTC)
  • Is there a time limit on the updates? I was working on the article in a leisurely way, and didn't discover the candidacy until today. Is it possible to delay the candidacy until others can see the changes as well? As a former student of Feynman, I could add some little-known details, but if it is a rush job, that may hurt the article's chances for Featured Article. Ancheta Wis 21:27, 13 Aug 2004 (UTC)
    • Added more on his life, work, and students. Trying not to hurt the chances for this article.Ancheta Wis 12:10, 15 Aug 2004 (UTC)
      • Since you want more time, I'll leave this nom here another few days and see what you can do with it. →Raul654 20:16, Aug 15, 2004 (UTC)
      • Thank you, I added some about quantum gravity. I am thinking of adding some about fundamental processes and Feynman's rainbow. Path Integrals are probably his greatest contribution, so that article might be quoted from. Ancheta Wis 22:05, 15 Aug 2004 (UTC)
  • Good material, but I noticed a few things missing. The Feynman Lectures on Physics are considered of such high quality that they are still influential and used in teaching today. A search of Feynman at any university library will likely yield nearly the most results for the lectures out of all works by or about him. Their quality and importance are barely mentioned in the article. In general the section on his works needs to be expanded and maybe separated out of the biography. The article just doesn't feel like it flows as well, nor cover as much as an article on an important scientist should. Additionally, mentioning that he liked to pick locks hardly does justice to cover the zeal in which he was reported to do that in order to show the poor security at the lab, but more especially to just be a prankster for the fun of it, which he was well known for. - Taxman 19:19, Aug 16, 2004 (UTC)
    • Added short descriptions of the three volumes. I just noticed your critique about the flow of the article. Feynman would have had no problem about the vignettes. My comments about the clear thinking and moral clarity about the man are perhaps the most revealing comments about him in the article. Perhaps I should add more ala Character of Physical Law? Ancheta Wis 11:30, 17 Aug 2004 (UTC)
      • I like the addition on the lectures. Still needs more coverage of his antics. Would make the article more complete and interesting. - Taxman 13:44, Aug 17, 2004 (UTC)
      • Added another drumming and dancing antic, to complement the samba. Ancheta Wis 00:55, 18 Aug 2004 (UTC)
  • Support. Excellent article. Object (temporarily). The presentation of the quotes in the text is non-standard, and not encyclopedic. Also the passage about the blackboards and the frightening non-changing equations is baffling to me. Are the blackboards significant? Why? Why are non-changing equations frightening? If we can fix those, I'll support it.

(I took the liberty of fixing the quotes, but I don't know enough to tackle the blackboard equations). Markalexander100 08:43, 18 Aug 2004 (UTC)

  • I dropped the sentence about Ulam. The Manhattan Project, you remember, was full of extremely smart mathematicians and physicists who were engaged in a war. Ulam fully understood the consequences of defeat. If he, as a world-class mathematician could not contribute to victory, then all those smart scientists would know it. Thank you for your work on the quotation style. Ancheta Wis 09:54, 18 Aug 2004 (UTC)
  • Support (not being the one who posted the nomination.)Ancheta Wis 09:54, 18 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Raul654, I inserted an intro paragraph and formatted thumbnail image on Talk:Richard Feynman; just in case it gets chosen for a Featured article.