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The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by Crisco 1492 talk 14:24, 15 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Created by Panamitsu (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 50 past nominations.

―Panamitsu (talk) 03:30, 5 October 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • The article has nothing on the writing/background of the book and next to nothing on its content. The only facts about Isaacson are in the lede (unincorporated into the article) and uncited. It therefore fails to be complete or well-sourced. If we were to remove the uncited passages, the article would fall under the required prose length of a DYK. Unfortunately, I don't think this article would be ready for DYK without substantial further work, so in spite of the interesting hook, I'm failing it. Tenpop421 (talk) 22:11, 8 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Panamitsu: Pinging for a response to the above review. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 07:24, 10 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Tenpop421: I have looked for sources about the writing/backgroundof this book but haven't been able to find anything. I recall Isaacsoon saying that Steve Jobs wanted him to write the biography, but can't find where I heard that. I've added a bit on the content of the book, but there is not much to write. It's a biography of Leonardo da Vinci. I've added a source for the text about the author. With that in mind, I don't believe WP:DYKCOMPLETE applies. ―Panamitsu (talk) 08:04, 10 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Panamitsu: I think there is more to say here. In the introduction and acknowledgments of the book (and to some extent in this interview), he talks quite extensively about writing the biography. Reviews in The Guardian, WaPo, and Psychology Today discuss Isaacson's particular contentions in the book (he agrees and disagrees w/ other historians, he focuses or doesn't focus on various topics). Also worth writing about in the Contents section is the "Learning from Leonardo" section in Chapter 33, which is mentioned by most reviewers (and in this wiki article, but only in summarising a review). Tenpop421 (talk) 01:19, 11 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Tenpop421: Thanks for the help, you were right. Does it look better now? ―Panamitsu (talk) 01:52, 11 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Panamitsu: sorry for the delay. Yes, this looks better now. Best, Tenpop421 (talk) 00:56, 15 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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