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Reviewer: Peacemaker67 (talk · contribs) 07:56, 25 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Rate	Attribute	Review Comment
1. Well-written:
	1a. the prose is clear, concise, and understandable to an appropriately broad audience; spelling and grammar are correct.	Lead his award of the Medal of Merit warrants a mention in the lead, it is highly notable a brief sentence explaining the "scientists' movement" would be of benefit Early lifeY X-rays needs a space after widely used. Manhattan Project suggest In September 1941, Allison joined the S-1 Uranium Committee, which coordinated the early investigations into the feasibility of an atomic bomb. argued that larger steps Later life suggest it could accelerate particles to stellar nucleosynthesis drop initial caps
	1b. it complies with the Manual of Style guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation.	atomic bomb is overlinked in the body
2. Verifiable with no original research:
	2a. it contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline.
	2b. reliable sources are cited inline. All content that could reasonably be challenged, except for plot summaries and that which summarizes cited content elsewhere in the article, must be cited no later than the end of the paragraph (or line if the content is not in prose).
	2c. it contains no original research.
3. Broad in its coverage:
	3a. it addresses the main aspects of the topic.
	3b. it stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style).
	4. Neutral: it represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each.
	5. Stable: it does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute.
6. Illustrated, if possible, by media such as images, video, or audio:
	6a. media are tagged with their copyright statuses, and valid non-free use rationales are provided for non-free content.
	6b. media are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions.
	7. Overall assessment.	~~Placing on hold for seven days for comments to be addressed. Peacemaker67 (crack... thump) 10:19, 25 December 2014 (UTC)~~ Passing, well done. Peacemaker67 (crack... thump) 11:38, 25 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Changes made as suggested. Hawkeye7 (talk) 11:01, 25 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

no discussion of his work impacting his health?Juror1 (talk) 19:10, 12 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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