Template:Did you know nominations/Myron Levoy
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The result was: promoted by Bruxton (talk) 19:43, 28 January 2023 (UTC)
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Myron Levoy
- ... that before becoming a successful children's author, Myron Levoy was an engineer doing research on nuclear-powered spaceships for a mission to Mars? Source: "Levoy studied chemical engineering […]. He was involved in numerous scientific projects, including an attempt to send a manned space flight to Mars, and nuclear propulsion projects for rockets and spacecraft." [[1]]"But the group’s most notable theoretical treatment was Newgard and Levoy’s most ambitious 1958 concept for a 150 ft long, 15 ft in diameter, nuclear-propelled, deep-space spacecraft powered by a solid-core reactor." Frank H. Winter, America's First Rocket Company: Reaction Motors, Inc, p. 278
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Moved to mainspace by JanTH (talk) and EytanMelech (talk). Nominated by JanTH (talk) at 21:32, 27 January 2023 (UTC). Note: As of October 2022, all changes made to promoted hooks will be logged by a bot. The log for this nomination can be found at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Myron Levoy, so please watch a successfully closed nomination until the hook appears on the Main Page.
Article is well-written, has good references (AGF on offline material) and appears to offer a complete coverage of its subject. Hook is interesting and the reference checks out, although I would also suggest adding a link to 'mission to Mars' (cf [2]). I am a bit puzzled as to eligibility, though, as the article was moved to draftspace and back to mainspace again. There is no 5x expansion compared to the original mainspace version, but if we count it as a new article, then it certainly qualifies. I will assume the latter. Both article authors don't have prior DYK noms, so QPQ is not necessary. As such, this is good to go. Constantine ✍ 12:26, 28 January 2023 (UTC)
- One Hook source: "Page 251 Levoy studied chemical engineering at City College of New York and earned his master’s degree at Purdue University. He was involved in numerous scientific projects, including an attempt to send a manned space flight to Mars, and nuclear propulsion projects for rockets and spacecraft. Although Levoy was an engineer by day, writing "remained his first love" Bruxton (talk) 19:40, 28 January 2023 (UTC)