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Arthur T. Benjamin, a Common card
Arthur T. Benjamin is an American mathematician who specializes in combinatorics.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 59
- DEF
- 48
- Power
- 107
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 10,000
Power 107 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 45 % of WikiCards cards.
Arthur T. Benjamin quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Arthur T. Benjamin card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He is known for mental math capabilities and "Mathemagics" ______ in front of live audiences.
Answer
performances. He is known for mental math capabilities and "Mathemagics" performances in front of live audiences. From the Arthur T. Benjamin article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Since ____, he has been a professor of mathematics at Harvey Mudd College, where he is the Smallwood Family Professor of Mathematics.
Answer
1980s. Since 1989, he has been a professor of mathematics at Harvey Mudd College, where he is the Smallwood Family Professor of Mathematics. From the Arthur T. Benjamin article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Urban Zakapa. Urban Zakapa 66 · Elizabeth J. Feinler 62 · Arthur T. Benjamin 59 · Gemma Frisius 55 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.
- Since 1989, he has been a professor of mathematics at Harvey Mudd College, where he is the Smallwood Family Professor of Mathematics.
- He is known for mental math capabilities and "Mathemagics" performances in front of live audiences.
- His mathematical abilities have been highlighted in newspaper and magazine articles, at TED Talks and on the Colbert Report.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Arthur T. Benjamin article was read about 10,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 59 and blocks with 48: each hit it takes is cut by 19 %.
How to get Arthur T. Benjamin
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- Claude NicollierCommon · History · ATK 59 DEF 48
- DzhankoiCommon · Society · ATK 58 DEF 49
- Gustav NachtigalCommon · History · ATK 57 DEF 50
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Arthur T. Benjamin (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Nstclair, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
