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Antonio Meucci, an Uncommon card
Antonio Santi Giuseppe Meucci was an Italian inventor and an associate of Giuseppe Garibaldi, a major political figure in the history of Italy.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 79
- DEF
- 86
- Power
- 165
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 130,000
Power 165 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
Antonio Meucci quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Antonio Meucci card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Meucci is best known for ______ a voice-communication apparatus that several sources credit as the first telephone.
Answer
developing. Meucci is best known for developing a voice-communication apparatus that several sources credit as the first telephone. From the Antonio Meucci article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
He submitted a patent caveat for his telephonic device to the U.S. Patent Office in ____, but there was no mention of electromagnetic transmission of vocal sound in his caveat.
Answer
1870s. He submitted a patent caveat for his telephonic device to the U.S. Patent Office in 1871, but there was no mention of electromagnetic transmission of vocal sound in his caveat. From the Antonio Meucci article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Nelson Piquet Jr.. Nelson Piquet Jr. 90 · Antonio Meucci 79 · Hadza people 76 · Chromesthesia 72 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.
- Meucci is best known for developing a voice-communication apparatus that several sources credit as the first telephone.
- Meucci set up a form of voice-communication link in his Staten Island, New York, home that connected the second-floor bedroom to his laboratory.
- He submitted a patent caveat for his telephonic device to the U.S. Patent Office in 1871, but there was no mention of electromagnetic transmission of vocal sound in his caveat.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Antonio Meucci article was read about 130,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 79 and blocks with 86: each hit it takes is cut by 34 %.
How to get Antonio Meucci
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Antonio Meucci (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
