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Alexander Prokhorov, a Common card
Alexander Mikhailovich Prokhorov was an Australian-born Soviet physicist and researcher whose work focused on quantum electronics.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 64
- DEF
- 53
- Power
- 117
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 10,000
Power 117 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 55 % of WikiCards cards.
Alexander Prokhorov quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Alexander Prokhorov card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
His most famous and well-known works were on optics and ______ research.
Answer
electromagnetic. His most famous and well-known works were on optics and electromagnetic research. From the Alexander Prokhorov article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
He was jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in ____ with Charles Hard Townes and Nikolay Basov for his fundamental work that led to the development of the laser and the maser.
Answer
1960s. He was jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1964 with Charles Hard Townes and Nikolay Basov for his fundamental work that led to the development of the laser and the maser. From the Alexander Prokhorov article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Johan Rudolph Thorbecke. Johan Rudolph Thorbecke 73 · Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf 68 · Alexander Prokhorov 64 · Psilocybe weraroa 60 ATK in WikiCards.
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The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- His most famous and well-known works were on optics and electromagnetic research.
- He was jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1964 with Charles Hard Townes and Nikolay Basov for his fundamental work that led to the development of the laser and the maser.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Alexander Prokhorov article was read about 10,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 64 and blocks with 53: each hit it takes is cut by 21 %.
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Text : Wikipedia, Alexander Prokhorov (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Nobel foundation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
