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Ali Javan, a Common card
Ali Javan was an Iranian American physicist and inventor.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 61
- DEF
- 42
- Power
- 103
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 7,500
Power 103 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 45 % of WikiCards cards.
Ali Javan quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Ali Javan card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
His other contributions to science have been in the fields of ______ physics and spectroscopy.
Answer
quantum. His other contributions to science have been in the fields of quantum physics and spectroscopy. From the Ali Javan article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
He was the first to propose the concept of the gas laser in ____ at the Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Answer
1950s. He was the first to propose the concept of the gas laser in 1959 at the Bell Telephone Laboratories. From the Ali Javan article on Wikipedia.
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 was the first to propose the concept of the gas laser in 1959 at the Bell Telephone Laboratories.
- A successful prototype, constructed by him in collaboration with W. R. Bennett, Jr., and D. R. Herriott, was demonstrated in 1960.
- His other contributions to science have been in the fields of quantum physics and spectroscopy.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Ali Javan article was read about 7,500 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 61 and blocks with 42: each hit it takes is cut by 17 %.
How to get Ali Javan
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Ali Javan (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Samaksasanian, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
