Template:Did you know nominations/Lloyd M. Trefethen


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The result was: promoted by valereee (talk) 14:42, 27 May 2019 (UTC)

Lloyd M. Trefethen

 * ... that Lloyd Trefethen and Lloyd Trefethen showed that, when shuffling playing cards, five riffles are enough? Source: "Five shuffles enough for random pack of cards, say scientists", The Telegraph
 * ALT1:... that Lloyd Trefethen invented the heat pipe? Source: Dedication to Lloyd MacGregor Trefethen on the Occasion of His 80th Birthday, "Lloyd's independent invention of the heat pipe was acknowledged by Chi in the beginning of his book. Heat Pipes: Theory and Practice, Hemisphere Publishing, 1976."
 * Reviewed: At Seventeen

Created by David Eppstein (talk). Self-nominated at 23:55, 11 May 2019 (UTC).


 * Symbol confirmed.svg New enough. Long enough. Both hooks are interesting and are supported by cited sources. ALT0 is more interesting for a general audience. Earwig's Copyvio Detector and spot checking found no close paraphrasing issues, copyright violation or plagiarism. NPOV observed. QPQ done. All paragraphs cited. Good to go. Edwardx (talk) 10:50, 12 May 2019 (UTC)