# Talk:James Rainwater

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Reviewer: Reyk (talk · contribs) 11:21, 16 April 2015 (UTC)

I'll take this one on. From a cursory initial reading it looks pretty good, and I don't think much will be required to get it up to GA standard. Reyk YO! 11:21, 16 April 2015 (UTC)
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Hello @Hawkeye7:! Well done on this well-written article. It pretty much meets all the criteria. I have a couple of minor comments listed below, and it would be better if there were at least one more image, but aside from that it's ready to be promoted to GA.

@Hawkeye7: I have promoted the article to GA based on your improvements. Well done. Reyk YO! 07:25, 18 April 2015 (UTC)


### Image
Needs a caption
Y Added. Hawkeye7 (talk) 21:47, 17 April 2015 (UTC)


### Manhattan Project
Why was it unusual for Rainwater to go to Columbia?
Y Added some explanation. Hawkeye7 (talk) 21:47, 17 April 2015 (UTC)
The article would benefit from more material on Rainwater's personal life, but perhaps not in a section titled "Manhattan project"
Y Added. Hawkeye7 (talk) 21:47, 17 April 2015 (UTC)


### Later Life
What did Rainwater die of?
No idea, I'm afraid. I have noted his poor health in later life. Hawkeye7 (talk) 21:47, 17 April 2015 (UTC)
Heart attack, apparently. Found that buried far down in one of the sources. Reyk YO! 07:19, 18 April 2015 (UTC)


### Categories
He's listed as a member of the Optical Society, but this is not mentioned in the article
Y Added. Hawkeye7 (talk) 21:47, 17 April 2015 (UTC)

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Just curious. The English surname, "Rainwater" is not very common. Does anyone know if perhaps he had Native American ancestors or if the name was anglicized from some German or Scandinavian name? Pascalulu88 (talk) 16:03, 16 January 2025 (UTC)