Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Birth cries of atoms

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The result was redirect to Robert Andrews Millikan#Later life. Sandstein 06:01, 6 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Birth cries of atoms[edit]

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Delete, or possibly merge to cosmic ray or Robert Millikan. A quick look into Google shows there is no 'birth cry' theory per se ([1]). This seem to simply have been a poetic phrase coined by Millikan, when considering the idea that atoms/matter was around due to some continuous creation via cosmic rays. Headbomb {talk / contribs / physics / books} 18:46, 28 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Merge to Robert Millikan. There are sources discussing the theory, but only in the context of it being something Millikan believed that never gained wider acceptance, or even acknowledgment. DoctorKubla (talk) 20:57, 28 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Science-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 02:34, 29 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Delete/Redirect; it's already discussed in Robert Millikan, and doesn't seem to be widely enough used by other people to be notable. --Colapeninsula (talk) 10:45, 30 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Clear Redirect case. "Birth cries of atoms" is only suitble as a redirect origin, not an article title. - ¡Ouch! (^{hurt me} / _{more pain}) 08:09, 2 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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