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The result of the debate was delete. PoccilScript 01:04, 25 Jan 2005 (UTC)
I am sorry!The supposed vandalism occured because I accidentally pressed the wrong button while trying to answer Frederik's comments.I ultimately ended up sending him a message.Please check every name that I have included like AP Mitra,Gopalan,Ramalingaswami,Narasimha,Menon,Seshadri and others.You would not find anything dubious.And google is a very poor guide to assess the importance of a scientist's work.I doubt you would find anything notable in the google if you search Yellapragada Subba Rao but he remains a giant(incidentally I included his name.)Google would not tell you much about JC Bose's prior discovery of wireless.He was an unassuming man.How many would know that Zuse was the discoverer of modern computers.And would it surprise wikipedians if I was to say the Television was patented in the 19th century.The discovere remains obscure.I obtained all this informaton from the reference I have cited.Incidentally the inventor of television is named there and I leave it to the wikipedians to find it out and see if he merits inclusion!I must admit I am partial to Ramalingaswami and Johnubi as they taught me and Johnubi's discovery that sodium valproate is a mood stabilizer when it was believed for over 50 years that lithium was the only option has benifitted someone close to me personally as it has done millions.Please go through the book and see for yourself if any of the 1000 named there are without any merit.I admit Johnubi is not as well known as he desrves because he gave up science at an early age after having published Biological Basis and therapy of neuroses again a masterpiece which established that neuroses also had a biological basis.I guess I have made the point.It is upto wikipedians to decide whether Johnubi,Zuse and yellapragad merit inclusion. Hi I am a Wikipedian and I had created the article on Johnubiprasad.It is ceratinly not anonymous!Let Frederik have his way but please check in the book if the information is correct beforw deciding to delete.Johnubi was my teacher as was Ramalingaswami whose page I was hoping to create along with Mriganka Sur's.My request is to check the information in the book before voting;should be easy enough!John Connolly,Canada
PS By the way it would not matter to Johnubi who has left science over 15 years ago.He is a recluse now.But I would expect objectivity from Wikipedians.
I have been through the book TOP 1000 SCIENTISTS FROM THE BEGINNING OF TIME TO 2000 AD by Philip Barker.It is in the MIT Library where I am based.The name certainly does not seem familiar but it is there in the book.However,I think I would need to contact the author of the book for further details.Until such time,I suppose it may be a wise policy to exclude the name.Perhaps others might want to peruse the book themselves to see what they make of it.
This person doesn't appear to be notable. Google agrees. Xezbeth 21:03, Jan 19, 2005 (UTC)
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