Template:Did you know nominations/Robert Maxfield
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Robert Maxfield
- ... that ROLM co-founder Robert Maxfield, without ever having access to a computer, built a rudimentary computer (a two-bit adder) from aviation relays as a high school science project?
- Source: Computer History Museum see p.3
- ALT1: ... that while Silicon Valley start-up ROLM's first product was a military computer, Robert Maxfield was the only one of the four co-founders who had any computer experience? Source: Roundtable: "ROLM Corporation, Competing with Giants": from 26:35 to 27:50
- ALT1A: "... that while ROLM's first product was a military computer, co-founder Robert Maxfield was the only one of its four founders with computer experience?
- ALT2: ... that after retiring from ROLM, co-founder Robert Maxfield developed and taught Stanford University's first business course for engineers? Source: Palo Alto online: "He developed and taught Stanford’s first course in 'Business Management for Engineers'"
- ALT3: ... that Eugene Kleiner turned down ROLM for start-up funding in 1969, and, ironically, 20 years later, ROLM co-founder Robert Maxfield joined Kleiner Perkins as a venture partner? Source: Computer History Museum see p.16 and Rice News
- ALT4: ... that while in high school, ROLM co-founder Robert Maxfield competed in swimming events in the Junior Olympics? Source: Computer History Museum see p.3
- ALT5: ... that ROLM co-founder Robert Maxfield turned down a swimming scholarship to the University of Texas, opting to attend Rice University, the alma mater of all of the ROLM founders? Source: Computer History Museum see p.4
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Yugoslav_corn_scandal
- Comment: The history of the start-up of ROLM and the stories of its co-founders are engaging. Robert Maxfield's post-ROLM career is as storied as his time with ROLM.
— ERcheck (talk) 00:56, 21 March 2025 (UTC).
| General: Article is new enough and long enough |
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Policy compliance:
- Adequate sourcing:
- The first paragraph in the "Biography" section is unsourced, and the same goes for some of the paragraphs in the "New professional and intellectual pursuits" section. - Neutral:
- Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:
Hook eligibility:
- Cited:
- Interesting:
- Other problems: - While I really like the content of ALT1, I think that it should be rephrased due to a WP:SEAOFBLUE issue present in the hook. See overall comment for more.
| QPQ: Done. |
Overall: 
@ERcheck: New enough (created March 19), article is long enough, NPOV and QPQ is done. Earwig shows 37.1% similarity, but it mostly cites the author's works. While the article is well-researched overall, I noticed that the first paragraph in the "Biography" section is unsourced, along with some paragraphs in the "New professional and intellectual pursuits" section. Everything else appears to be sourced. I prefer ALT1, but original hook has a WP:SEAOFBLUE issue due to the consecutive links to Silicon Valley, start-up, and ROLM. To improve readability, I suggest removing the unnecessary links and simplifying the phrasing slightly (perhaps something along the lines of ALT1A: "... that while ROLM's first product was a military computer, co-founder Robert Maxfield was the only one of its four founders with any computer experience?). Cattos💭 22:30, 21 March 2025 (UTC)
- @Cathodography: Thanks for the review and suggestions. I provided citations for the first paragraph of the Biography section ✓ and for the the "New professional and intellectual pursuits" section ✓; also removed wikilinks from ALT1 ✓. I'm fine with your ALT1A suggestion and moved it up into the main ALT section. — ERcheck (talk) 23:36, 21 March 2025 (UTC)
