Portal talk:Energy/Selected biography

Before June 2007
Note: Before June 2007 articles were changed about every 6 weeks

Nov - Dec 2006 As of today, energy-related bigraphies rated good are: Nikola Tesla, Thomas Edison. Robert Oppenheimer might be considered, or perhaps Enrico Fermi? Other ideas needed... Gralo 21:03, 30 September 2006 (UTC) Enrico Fermi used.

Jan - Feb 2007 James Watt used

Feb - Mar 2007 Thomas Edison used

Mar - Apr 2007 William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin used Gralo 21:23, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

Apr - May 2007

Future ideas Suggestions welcome. Nikola Tesla & Robert Oppenheimer still possibles. Gralo 12:31, 15 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Also Rudolf Diesel (once issue mentioned on page is resolved) Gralo 19:20, 15 February 2007 (UTC)
 * James Prescott Joule? Gralo 21:06, 15 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Amory Lovins Gralo 00:22, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Gottfried Leibniz Gralo 00:22, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Faisal of Saudi Arabia - perhaps - due to role in 1973 oil crisis & OPEC Gralo 23:06, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Roman Abramovich Gralo 20:08, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

A few more thanks to Category:Founders of the petroleum industry
 * Abraham Pineo Gesner
 * Ignacy Łukasiewicz
 * John D. Rockefeller
 * Benjamin Silliman Jr.
 * Gralo 20:08, 11 June 2007 (UTC)
 * James Clerk Maxwell Gralo 22:16, 11 June 2007 (UTC)
 * James Hansen Gralo 02:03, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
 * See also new category - Category:People associated with energy Gralo 22:16, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

From June 2007
Note: From June 2007 biographies are changed randomly from a pool of selected images, rather than being manually updated. The current pool of biographies used can be found here. There is a need to expand the number of biographies in the pool, so please note your ideas below.


 * Enrico Mattei?? Beagel 14:30, 24 June 2007 (UTC)
 * ✅ Added, but it would be good to add more citations to the article ASAP. Gralo 20:33, 16 July 2007 (UTC)


 * James Young Beagel 17:17, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Robert K. Watson??
 * Claude Mandil?? - probably too short Beagel 17:41, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Agree, and the French version is equally short so can't request a translation either. Gralo 20:33, 16 July 2007 (UTC)


 * Enrique Mosconi
 * Nikolai Kudryavtsev
 * Interesting guy - however before adding him I think that it would be beneficial to clarify how his 'modern abiotic theory' differed from previous abiotic theories (see also Abiogenic petroleum origin) Gralo 20:33, 16 July 2007 (UTC)


 * Nikola Tesla Think this would be a good one since we have Thomas Edison up at the momment, what with their war of the currents. plus its a pretty interesting life story esp how he kinda of came off the rails at the end. anywyas thats my two cents Dexcel (talk) 12:38, 27 November 2007 (UTC)
 * ✅ used in seed 14. Beagel (talk) 18:34, 29 November 2007 (UTC)


 * Edwin Drake would be another good one bu his article needs work. the modern oil is here because of this man. realised that Telsa had already been nominated previously. Dexcel (talk) 12:42, 27 November 2007 (UTC)