Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dah Yu Cheng


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The result was   delete. Mark Arsten (talk) 03:17, 3 September 2012 (UTC)

Dah Yu Cheng

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Article about living person without established notability. Was previously PRODed, but PROD tag was removed by the creator. Beagel (talk) 17:50, 19 August 2012 (UTC)
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Question: Does a quick search on google books indicate that our Dah Yu Cheng is notable for the Cheng cycle which google scholar seems to indicate is notable: ? Both articles ( both the one on Dr Cheng and the one on his cycle) look to me like they need substantial editing but there seems enough to indicate notability(Msrasnw (talk) 22:16, 19 August 2012 (UTC))


 * Notability of Cheng cycle does not mean automatic notability of its inventor. If necessary, information about Dah Yu Cheng may be added to the Cheng cycle article. Beagel (talk) 11:43, 20 August 2012 (UTC)


 * I see only passing mentions of Dah Yu Cheng. If you know of one or more source which gives him substantial coverage, it would be helpful to state what source(s), rather than just give us a generic Google link and expect us to search through numerous papers giving minor mentions in the hope of finding better ones. JamesBWatson (talk) 14:50, 27 August 2012 (UTC)


 * Delete as per the nomination.--Juristicweb (talk) 03:56, 26 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete as per the nomination. Johnfos (talk) 04:59, 26 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, -Scottywong | chatter _ 21:47, 27 August 2012 (UTC)


 * Delete - agree with nom and previous comments. He does not inherit notability from his inventions and needs significant coverage as an individual to be considered notable. Stalwart 111  (talk) 23:53, 27 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep or Merge to Cheng cycle: My feeling is that in his field Dah Yu Cheng is notable for his in iventions in particular the Cheng Cycle: Eg Distributed Power Generation: Planning and Evaluation edited by H. Lee Willis (2000) has several mentions of the Cheng Cycle and attributes it to its inventor Dah Yu Cheng of the University of Santa Clara. The "Los Angeles Times" - Apr 7, 1985 as notes The Cheng Cycle, named for International Power Technology founder Dah Yu Cheng (now a technical consultant for the company). The IAGT Gas Turbine Newsletter Spring 2009 reports that A special guest presenter was Dr. Dah Yu Cheng, famous for his steam-injected Cheng Cycle.. They also have a brief bio. which notes that: Dr. Dah Yu Cheng, 50 years gas turbine experience specializing in combustion technology and gas turbine design. Joined NASA in 1966, developed quiet nozzles for fan jets. Developed steam injected gas turbine cycle (Cheng Cycle®) in 1974. in Paper No: 07-IAGT-1.2 INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION OF GAS TURBINES COMMITTEE. Additionally there is some local notability due to reports in the local press on the tragic chemical accident and the susbequent hope for some remedies. (San Jose Mercury News - Sep 10, 2002:  When doctors suggested that Dah Yu Cheng get a stem cell transplant to save his eyesight, the odds were one in 20000 that he would find a matching donor ... ) San Jose Mercury News : STEM CELLS KEY TO NEW SURGERY San Jose Mercury News - Sep 10, 2002 Almost completely blinded after a devastating chemical accident, 69-year-old Dah Yu Cheng of Los Altos Hills had little hope of seeing again. He endured ...   Inland Valley Daily Bulletin : BC-MED-RETINA:SJ national... Inland Valley Daily Bulletin - Sep 20, 2002  Almost completely blinded after a devastating chemical accident, 69-year-old Dah Yu Cheng of Los Altos Hills, Calif., had little hope of seeing again.) (Msrasnw (talk) 17:01, 30 August 2012 (UTC))
 * Delete - Very little WP:RS found, and like what Stalwart said, he doesn't WP:INHERIT notability from his inventions, and the article reads like it's either copy/pasted or an ad.  Zappa  O  Mati   01:39, 1 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete - looks like he had a minion copy his resume. Lycurgus (talk) 10:58, 1 September 2012 (UTC)
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