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Arthur Compton, an Uncommon card
Arthur Holly Compton was an American physicist who shared the 1927 Nobel Prize in Physics with C. T. R. Wilson for his discovery of the Compton effect, which demonstrated the particle nature of electromagnetic radiation.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 75
- DEF
- 91
- Power
- 166
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 38,000
Power 166 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
Arthur Compton quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Arthur Compton card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
In 1919, Compton was awarded one of the first two National Research Council ______ that allowed students to study abroad.
Answer
Fellowships. In 1919, Compton was awarded one of the first two National Research Council Fellowships that allowed students to study abroad. From the Arthur Compton article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Arthur Holly Compton was an American physicist who shared the ____ Nobel Prize in Physics with C. T. R. Wilson for his discovery of the Compton effect, which demonstrated the particle nature of electromagnetic radiation.
Answer
1920s. Arthur Holly Compton was an American physicist who shared the 1927 Nobel Prize in Physics with C. T. R. Wilson for his discovery of the Compton effect, which demonstrated the particle nature of electromagnetic radiation. From the Arthur Compton article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
History of the Balkans. History of the Balkans 87 · Mutapa Empire 84 · Arthur Compton 75 · Moses Hess 72 ATK in WikiCards.
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The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- It was a significant discovery at the time, the wave nature of light had been well-demonstrated, but the idea that light had both wave and particle properties was not easily accepted.
- In 1919, Compton was awarded one of the first two National Research Council Fellowships that allowed students to study abroad.
- He chose to go to the University of Cambridge's Cavendish Laboratory in England, where he studied the scattering and absorption of gamma rays.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Arthur Compton article was read about 38,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 75 and blocks with 91: each hit it takes is cut by 36 %.
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Text : Wikipedia, Arthur Compton (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unknown (Mondadori Publishers), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
