Talk:Robert R. Wilson/GA1

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Reviewer: Jamesx12345 (talk · contribs) 13:25, 16 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I'll review this in the next day or so. James^x12345 13:25, 16 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

"who was a division leader of the" - "involved" or "heavily involved" might read better.

Re-worded. Hawkeye7 (talk) 20:46, 16 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

"Wilson and his Cornell colleagues constructed four electron synchrotrons." - doesn't say what these were for, quite abrupt.

It is described. Moved the sentence. Hawkeye7 (talk) 20:46, 16 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

"the Fermilab" - "Fermilab"?

Doesn't read right without "the".

"but at the same time made it aesthetically pleasing" - could be omitted.

Done. Hawkeye7 (talk) 20:46, 16 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

"which was at that time blossoming into the top American site for both" - "which was at that time developing into the foremost American site for both"

"(Ph.D.)" - "(PhD)" is more common

Another sign of the decline of American English. Done. Hawkeye7 (talk) 20:46, 16 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

"He was later rehired at Luis Alvarez's urging" - "He was later rehired the urging of Luis Alvarez" - lest somebody should read it aloud or with a screenreader.

"He was later rehired the urging of Luis Alvarez" makes no sense. Hawkeye7 (talk) 20:46, 16 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry - meant to say "He was later rehired at the urging of Luis Alvarez"

"but soon melted a pair of pliers during a welding job, and was again fired." - "but melted an expensive pair of pliers whilst welding, and was fired again." [1]

Done. Added an extra source for "expensive". Hawkeye7 (talk) 20:46, 16 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

"from the immensely more common" - "much more common" might be more appropriate, since U-235 makes up nearly 1% by mass.

Done. Hawkeye7 (talk) 20:46, 16 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

100-ton test could be linked.

Done. Hawkeye7 (talk) 20:46, 16 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

"Wilson attempted to raise the question" - "Wilson raised the question"

Done. Hawkeye7 (talk) 20:46, 16 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Association of Los Alamos Scientists can also be linked.

Done. Hawkeye7 (talk) 20:46, 16 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

"but spent the first eight months of 1946 at Berkeley designing..." - could be clearer that it is for Harvard.

Done. Hawkeye7 (talk) 20:46, 16 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Should ref 6 not be after the colon?

It can be, but I always put the references at the end of the block of text. Hawkeye7 (talk) 20:46, 16 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The last reference (McDaniel, Boyce D.; Silverman, Albert) links to [2], which is about Philip Morrison. Wilson's bio can be found here.

Thanks. Fixed. Hawkeye7 (talk) 20:46, 16 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

"It did indeed..." - this is a bit odd - it reads as if there was originally something else there as well to provide some context.

It is in the quote. Slightly re-worded to make this more apparent. Hawkeye7 (talk) 20:46, 16 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

"that remains in use today" - "today" can be omitted.

Done. Hawkeye7 (talk) 20:46, 16 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

All points addressed. Thanks for your review! Hawkeye7 (talk) 20:46, 16 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Just a few more points. James^x12345 13:26, 17 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

"In 1967 he took a leave of absence from Cornell to assume directorship of the not-yet-created National Accelerator Laboratory which was to create the largest particle accelerator of its day at Batavia, Illinois." - "In 1967 he took a leave of absence from Cornell to assume directorship of the nascent National Accelerator Laboratory at Batavia, Illinois, which was to be largest particle accelerator constructed to date."

Done. Hawkeye7 (talk) 20:16, 17 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

"full-steam ahead style" - probably too colloquial, maybe "direct and involved" or something.

Done. Hawkeye7 (talk) 20:16, 17 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

"renamed the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab for short)" - "renamed the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory or Fermilab"

Re-worded. Hawkeye7 (talk) 20:16, 17 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

"famed" - Fermi is probably famous enough that this can be omitted.

"famed" is usually unnecessary. Hawkeye7 (talk) 20:16, 17 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

"herd of American Bisons that started" - is the plural of Bison not just Bison?

The wiktionary says that both are used but "bison" is preferred. Dropped the "s". Hawkeye7 (talk) 20:16, 17 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

"honor" - I can't see any other words with spelling variations. As an American, it probably makes sense to keep it that way, but maybe with a template to advi

I can see more: "organize", "authorized", "labored". Added a "Use American English" template. Hawkeye7 (talk) 20:16, 17 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Federal government can be linked.

Done. Hawkeye7 (talk) 20:16, 17 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

All points addressed. Hawkeye7 (talk) 20:16, 17 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the quick fixes. James^x12345 23:38, 17 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]