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C. T. R. Wilson, a Common card
Charles Thomson Rees Wilson was a British meteorologist and physicist who shared the 1927 Nobel Prize in Physics with Arthur Compton for his invention of the cloud chamber.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 66
- DEF
- 69
- Power
- 135
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 8,200
Ranked #2,215 of the 3,000 cards of the base set by power (ATK + DEF).
C. T. R. Wilson quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the C. T. R. Wilson card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
In which decade?
Charles Thomson Rees Wilson was a British meteorologist and physicist who shared the ____ Nobel Prize in Physics with Arthur Compton for his invention of the cloud chamber.
Answer
1920s. Charles Thomson Rees Wilson was a British meteorologist and physicist who shared the 1927 Nobel Prize in Physics with Arthur Compton for his invention of the cloud chamber. From the C. T. R. Wilson article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
1924 United States presidential election in Wisconsin. 1924 United States presidential election in Wisconsin 80 · Bolivian War of Independence 73 · Irish immigration to Puerto Rico 69 · C. T. R. Wilson 66 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Bolivian War of Independence. Bolivian War of Independence 19,000 · C. T. R. Wilson 8,200 · 2026 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election 5,800 · Aaron H. Forrest 4,300 Wikipedia reads over a year.
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The facts on the card
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- Charles Thomson Rees Wilson was a British meteorologist and physicist who shared the 1927 Nobel Prize in Physics with Arthur Compton for his invention of the cloud chamber.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The C. T. R. Wilson article was read about 8,200 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 66 and blocks with 69: each hit it takes is cut by 28 %.
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Text : Wikipedia, C. T. R. Wilson (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : The American Institute of Physics credits the photo [1] to AB Lagrelius & Westphal , which, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
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