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Alfred Ely Beach, a Common card
Alfred Ely Beach was an American inventor, entrepreneur, publisher, and patent lawyer, born in Springfield, Massachusetts.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 72
- DEF
- 81
- Power
- 153
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 12,000
Power 153 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 75 % of WikiCards cards.
Alfred Ely Beach quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Alfred Ely Beach card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
A member of the Union League of New York, he also invented a ______ for the blind and a system for heating water with solar power.
Answer
typewriter. A member of the Union League of New York, he also invented a typewriter for the blind and a system for heating water with solar power. From the Alfred Ely Beach article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Respiratory complex I. Respiratory complex I 79 · James H. Billington 76 · Alfred Ely Beach 72 · Carl Auer von Welsbach 69 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Emilio Segrè. Emilio Segrè 23,000 · John Kay 16,000 · Alfred Ely Beach 12,000 · Carl Auer von Welsbach 8,500 Wikipedia reads over a year.
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.
- He is known for his design of the earliest predecessor to the New York City Subway, the Beach Pneumatic Transit, which became the first subway in America.
- He was an early owner and cofounder of Scientific American and Munn & Co., the country's leading patent agency, and helped secure patents for Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell, Cornelius Vanderbilt, and other innovators.
- A member of the Union League of New York, he also invented a typewriter for the blind and a system for heating water with solar power.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Alfred Ely Beach article was read about 12,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 72 and blocks with 81: each hit it takes is cut by 32 %.
How to get Alfred Ely Beach
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Cards close in power
The cards just above and just below Alfred Ely Beach in the power ranking, all domains together.
- Respiratory complex ICommon · Science · ATK 79 DEF 74
- James H. BillingtonCommon · History · ATK 76 DEF 77
- Sam FeldtCommon · Arts · ATK 76 DEF 77
- Gilbert BruléCommon · Society · ATK 77 DEF 76
- Hendrik Wade BodeCommon · Science · ATK 74 DEF 79
- History of Uttar PradeshCommon · History · ATK 74 DEF 79
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Alfred Ely Beach (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
