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Aleksandr Popov, a Common card
Alexander Stepanovich Popov (sometimes spelled Popoff, Russian: Александр Степанович Попов, 16 March [O.S.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 68
- DEF
- 72
- Power
- 140
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 13,000
Power 140 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 70 % of WikiCards cards.
Aleksandr Popov quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Aleksandr Popov card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
4 March] 1859 – 13 ______ 1906 [O.S.
Answer
January. 4 March] 1859 – 13 January 1906 [O.S. From the Aleksandr Popov article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
31 December ____]) was a Russian physicist who was one of the first people to invent a radio receiving device.
Answer
1900s. 31 December 1905]) was a Russian physicist who was one of the first people to invent a radio receiving device. From the Aleksandr Popov article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
William Graham Sumner. William Graham Sumner 76 · George M. Whitesides 72 · Aleksandr Popov 68 · Helen Sawyer Hogg 64 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- 4 March] 1859 – 13 January 1906 [O.S.
- 31 December 1905]) was a Russian physicist who was one of the first people to invent a radio receiving device.
- Popov's work as a teacher at a Russian naval school led him to explore high-frequency electrical phenomena.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Aleksandr Popov article was read about 13,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 68 and blocks with 72: each hit it takes is cut by 29 %.
How to get Aleksandr Popov
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Aleksandr Popov (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
