Talk:Edward Condon

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Quote: Rep. J. Parnell Thomas, would call the physicist "Dr. Condon," the "weakest link" in American security, and even the "missing link." While it of course would be technically correct for someone to have referred to him as "Dr. Condon", I believe this is a misquote given its context. The Congressman in fact called him "Dr. Condom" (with an M) on at least one occasion as a means of mocking him. This incident is noted in Carl Sagan's "The Demon-Haunted World," which is listed amongst the references for this article. (Obviously, this is a very minor point, and a very minor mistake, but it could be confusing for someone reading the article who had no prior knowledge of this and would wonder why the author bothered pointing out that someone called him by his title and last name, especially when presented in a context of supposed derogation.) I would have fixed it myself, but it probably would have been interpreted as vandalism and reverted.

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He was very smart —Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.137.65.113 (talk) 17:09, 20 April 2010 (UTC)


 * how smart, i want to improve this item, must state, not just opinion, was he a triple 9? etc. Juror1 (talk) 09:07, 16 November 2017 (UTC)

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We need to add a section on his scientific contributions, which could absorb some links from the 'see also' section. RJFJR (talk) 16:48, 23 December 2010 (UTC)

cquote and rquote
Rquote documentation says: " This template should not be used for quotations if they are not repeated elsewhere in the main text." (bold added)

The entry uses rquote in exactly that way for the quote beginning "I have lost a good deal of sleep".

Cquote documentation says: "Cquote (for Centered pull quote) is a template meant for pull quotes, the visually distinctive text that is already present in the same article. (bold added)

Again, it's used for a "pull quote", text that is pulled from the text, therefore already present in the body.

I've changed the entry to use each properly. Bmclaughlin9 (talk) 22:01, 18 October 2012 (UTC)

Religion?
Pecondon says on his talk page that he's Edward Condon's son and that Bird and Sherwin got the timing of Condon's Quaker affiliation wrong - he wasn't raised a Quaker but converted before college. Can we find better sources for (or against) that claim? Huon (talk) 14:24, 6 October 2013 (UTC)


 * Following the advice at WT:WikiProject Physics, I have removed that statement pending additional confirmation or clarification. Huon (talk) 19:01, 8 October 2013 (UTC)


 * If he is verifiably his son, I think he most certainly a reliable source for this specific information, IRWolfie- (talk) 13:04, 9 October 2013 (UTC)


 * Then the article is wrong on one more count. It stated until a moment ago that Condon had one son, but I just dug up the obit for Joe Condon (because I actually wanted to write a biography of him) and that obit indeed mentions a brother P. E. Condon. I've changed this in the article, even though it apparently contradicts the NY Times obit for Edward Condon. Q VVERTYVS (hm?) 00:02, 18 November 2014 (UTC)

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GAR concerns
After reviewing this article, I am concerned that it no longer meets the good article criteria. My main concerns are that the article has large amounts of uncited text. Is anyone willing to address this concern? If not, it might be nominated to WP:GAR. Pinging the GAN nominator. Z1720 (talk) 00:18, 25 March 2024 (UTC)