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Richard Feynman

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The result was: not scheduled by Jimfbleak - talk to me?  13:58, 19 April 2017 (UTC)



Richard Phillips Feynman (May 11, 1918 – February 15, 1988) was an American theoretical physicist known for his work in the path integral formulation of quantum mechanics, the theory of quantum electrodynamics, and the physics of the superfluidity of supercooled liquid helium, as well as in particle physics for which he proposed the parton model. For his contributions to the development of quantum electrodynamics, Feynman, jointly with Julian Schwinger and Sin'ichirō Tomonaga, received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1965. He assisted in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II and became known to a wide public in the 1980s as a member of the Rogers Commission. Along with his work in theoretical physics, Feynman has been credited with pioneering the field of quantum computing, and introducing the concept of nanotechnology. He held the Richard C. Tolman professorship in theoretical physics at the California Institute of Technology. Feynman was a keen popularizer of physics through both books and lectures, and also through his semi-autobiographical books Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! and What Do You Care What Other People Think?. In a 1999 poll of 130 leading physicists worldwide by the British journal Physics World he was ranked as one of the ten greatest physicists of all time.
 * Most recent similar article(s): Last academic featured was Andrew Sledd on 22 December 2016, last science related article (astronomy) was Eta Carinae on 12 March 2017
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 * Promoted: 31 January 2017
 * Reasons for nomination: May 11 is the subject's birthday
 * Support as nominator. QatarStarsLeague (talk) 14:09, 7 April 2017 (UTC)
 * If we wait until next year though, it will be his 100th birthday. Hawkeye7 (talk) 20:28, 7 April 2017 (UTC)
 * I kinda like the idea of waiting till next year. It might very well line up with a google picture thing. Headbomb {t · c · p · b} 11:11, 10 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Yeah that's true, 100th birthday would be a nicer touch. QatarStarsLeague (talk) 17:20, 12 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I recommend waiting 12 months too. Great centenary. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 04:00, 17 April 2017 (UTC)
 * I'm all for seeing this article receive front page coverage, but I agree with the above that next year makes more sense. Praemonitus (talk) 19:11, 18 April 2017 (UTC)


 * This is the archived discussion of the TFAR nomination for the article below. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests). Please do not modify this page. 

The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/May 11, 2018 by Ealdgyth - Talk 15:33, 23 April 2018 (UTC)



Richard Feynman (May 11, 1918 – February 15, 1988) was an American theoretical physicist known for his work in the path integral formulation of quantum mechanics, the theory of quantum electrodynamics, the physics of the superfluidity of supercooled liquid helium, and particle physics, for which he proposed the parton model. For his contributions to the development of quantum electrodynamics, he received the Nobel Prize in Physics jointly with Julian Schwinger and Sin'ichirō Tomonaga in 1965. He assisted in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II, and became known to a general public in the 1980s as a member of the Rogers Commission into the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. Along with his work in theoretical physics, he pioneered the field of quantum computing, and introducing the concept of nanotechnology. He was a keen popularizer of physics through his semi-autobiographical books Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! and What Do You Care What Other People Think?. In a 1999 poll of 130 leading physicists worldwide by the British journal Physics World he was ranked as one of the ten greatest physicists of all time.


 * Most recent similar article(s): Last physicist featured was Isidor Isaac Rabi on 29 July 2017, but geologist Barry Voight was TFA on 20 March 2018
 * Main editors: ,
 * Promoted: 31 January 2017
 * Reasons for nomination: 11 May 2018 is the subject's 100th birthday


 * Support as nominator. I am asking for a fiat here, as this article previously appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article on 2 December 2004. However, it was very different then. The article was originally promoted on 18 August 2004, but was demoted on 17 May 2006. It was restored to Featured Status on 31 January 2017. It is a level-4 vital article. Previous nomination was closed with a consensus that 18 May 2018 was a better date.  Hawkeye7   (discuss)  22:17, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Support I was one of the one who supported delaying to this year, and I still agree with myself there. Headbomb {t · c · p · b} 00:04, 22 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Support 100th birthday is a significant milestone. Mojo0306 (talk) 16:47, 30 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Support. However, dob is May 11, 1918, not May 18. (re consensus that 18 May 2018 was a better date: understanding this to refer to the year 2018 being better, not the shift to May 18). - DePiep (talk) 14:21, 13 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Whoops. American date formats. Corrected.   Hawkeye7   (discuss)  21:01, 13 April 2018 (UTC)
 * OK :-). and  will be bot adjusted? - DePiep (talk) 21:33, 13 April 2018 (UTC)


 * Support. Nice accompaniment to CalTech two-day event May 11-12. — Maile  (talk) 20:45, 13 April 2018 (UTC)
 * I had not heard of this event, but am very pleased.  Hawkeye7   (discuss)  21:01, 13 April 2018 (UTC)