Arthur C. Clarke, an Epic card

Sir Arthur Charles Clarke was an English science fiction writer, science writer, futurist, inventor, undersea explorer, and television series host.
From the Wikipedia article

Rarity: Epic
Domain: History
ATK: 88
DEF: 94
Power: 182
Wikipedia reads a year: 680,000

Power 182 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.

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The facts on the card

The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.

Clarke was a science fiction writer, an avid populariser of space travel, and a futurist of distinguished ability.
He wrote many books and many essays for popular magazines.
In 1961, he received the Kalinga Prize, a UNESCO award for popularising science.

Why it is Epic

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Text : Wikipedia, Arthur C. Clarke (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : ITU Pictures, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.