Template:Did you know nominations/New York Hall of Science

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The result was: promoted by Crisco 1492 talk 20:53, 18 October 2024 (UTC)

New York Hall of Science

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The New York Hall of Science

... that the physicist Alan J. Friedman walked through water to become the New York Hall of Science's director? Source: MacGowan, Carl (May 9, 2004). "1 museum $68M = Science City, Thanks to Alan Friedman, the future is bright at expanding Hall of Science". Newsday. p. G06
- ALT1: ... that before becoming the New York Hall of Science's director, the physicist Alan J. Friedman walked through water to be interviewed for that position? Source: MacGowan, Carl (May 9, 2004). "1 museum $68M = Science City, Thanks to Alan Friedman, the future is bright at expanding Hall of Science". Newsday. p. G06
- ALT2: ... that a nuclear reactor was nearly built at the New York Hall of Science, but the money for the institution instead went to the Yankee Stadium? Source: Mehdi, Anisa (May 9, 1982). "A 2d chance for Hall of Science". New York Daily News. p. 381.
- ALT3: ... that after the New York Hall of Science was renovated in the 1980s, all but three employees were fired? Source: MacGowan, Carl (May 9, 2004). "1 museum $68M = Science City, Thanks to Alan Friedman, the future is bright at expanding Hall of Science". Newsday. p. G06
- ALT4: ... that for four decades, staff at the New York Hall of Science believed that a genuine Project Mercury space capsule there was a replica? Source: Burby, Liza N. (November 22, 2004). "New exhibits, inside and out". Newsday. p. 74.
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Church of St Peter, Draycott
- Comment: More hooks later

5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 673 past nominations.

Epicgenius (talk) 19:16, 7 September 2024 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Long enough: 8405/787. 10-fold increase. Interesting enough: I like ALT2 and ALT4. Looks good. Andre🚐 02:44, 8 October 2024 (UTC)