The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 19:42, 24 December 2020 (UTC)

Photo of Born

• ... that despite the major role he played in developing quantum mechanics, Max Born (pictured), author of the classic textbook Principles of Optics, was not awarded a Nobel prize until 1954 and the 2005 book by Nancy Greenspan was his first full-length biography? Source: "He was among the small number of mainly European thoreists who created quantum mechanics during the 1920s... Yet Born was among the last of those who led the quantum revolution to receive a Nobel prize for his work; and he was, until now, among the last to receive the attention of a full-scale biography." Review by David C. Cassidy on JSTOR

• Reviewed: Exempt with less than five credits
• Comment: Am open to suggestions on alternative hooks and am quick to respond. I converted this to a double nomination. If anyone opposes that, I am happy to revert and open a separate nomination for Principles of Optics.

Created by Footlessmouse (talk). Self-nominated at 01:27, 29 November 2020 (UTC).

• Sorry, the hook reads like PROMO. "pivotal" is rarely WP:IMPARTIAL language and it often takes many years for important discoveries to be validated and recognized. (t · c) buidhe 08:28, 29 November 2020 (UTC)

• @Buidhe: I changed the word "pivotal" to "major" without really changing anything, though please note in this very exceptional case "pivotal" is appropriate. The routine downplaying of Born's contributions to physics and the slight of not giving him a timely Nobel is well-documented and not controversial at all, it was mentioned in basically every review of his biography and is a well-known historical fact. Footlessmouse (talk) 08:36, 29 November 2020 (UTC)

• I am open to suggestions on further changes, though, I just wanted to point out that many reliable sources say he played a pivotal role in developing quantum mechanics, a term he actually coined, and that his lack of attention is well-documented and was a major point of many of the reviews, so I thought it would work well for a hook. Footlessmouse (talk) 08:44, 29 November 2020 (UTC)

• @Buidhe: Is this any better? Footlessmouse (talk) 09:19, 29 November 2020 (UTC)

• Note Max Born lived from 11 December 1882 – 5 January 1970. I just noticed this, but if there is any way (if it passes) that it could go on the main page on either December 11th or January 5th, that would be cool. Footlessmouse (talk) 09:28, 29 November 2020 (UTC)
• ALT1 ... that according to his 2005 biography, Max Born (pictured), author of the classic textbook Principles of Optics, felt dejected when he did not share in the 1932 Nobel prize that was given to his assistant, Werner Heisenberg? Source: "Together with his assistants Jordan and Heisenberg, Born formulated the matrix version of of quantum mechanics... He also formulated the statistical interpretation of Schrodinger's wave function... He was forced to watch hurt dejection as the Nobel committee awarded the 1932 and 1933 prizes to Heisenberg, Schrodinger, and Paul Dirac for the creation of quantum mechanics." Review by David C. Cassidy on JSTOR same as above

Image eligibility:

• Freely licensed: - Licensing is dubious. It doesn't provide evidence that Born, or someone else who died 70+ years ago, held the copyright of the photograph, and doesn't give an original publication date. Hence, the public domain claim needs more evidence.
• Used in article:
• Clear at 100px:

Overall: Either ALT0 or ALT1 is good in my opinion (I am satisfied with the tweaks to ALT0). Picture not approved due to licensing issues. Thanks for your work improving the encyclopedia! (t · c) buidhe 23:23, 29 November 2020 (UTC)

Wow, I am a little embarrassed, I apologize for not noticing the image before. I will work on finding a proper license or replacing it. I would greatly prefer to have a pic of him, but it can go without if there are no alternatives. Thanks! Footlessmouse (talk) 23:27, 29 November 2020 (UTC)

Note I have completed Template:Did you know nominations/Synergus japonicus and Template:Did you know nominations/Ceroplastes ceriferus that can be used for DYK for this entry, as I will have 5 credits by the time it is promoted. Can this be used on a special occasion of January 5th? Born died that day in 1970. I hope to find a better picture of him by them, but there is a good chance we will have to do without it. Footlessmouse (talk) 22:24, 9 December 2020 (UTC)

• Hi, I came by to promote ALT1 for January 5, but I don't see the hook fact in either article. I would assume it would be in the 2005 biography page. Yoninah (talk) 18:52, 24 December 2020 (UTC)

@Yoninah: Sorry about that! I have added it all to the 2005 biography page. Footlessmouse (talk) 19:33, 24 December 2020 (UTC)

• Thank you. Hook fact verified and cited inline. Rest of review per Buidhe. ALT1 good to go. Yoninah (talk) 19:40, 24 December 2020 (UTC)