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Charles Bachman, a Common card
Charles William Bachman III was an American computer scientist, who spent his entire career as an industrial researcher, developer, and manager rather than in academia.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 60
- DEF
- 36
- Power
- 96
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 6,900
Power 96 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 40 % of WikiCards cards.
Charles Bachman quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Charles Bachman card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He won the 1973 ACM ______ Award.
Answer
Turing. He won the 1973 ACM Turing Award. From the Charles Bachman article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Wilhelm Dörpfeld. Wilhelm Dörpfeld 63 · Charles Bachman 60 · Karl Ernst Claus 55 · Flocculent spiral galaxy 46 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.
- He was particularly known for his work in the early development of database management systems.
- His techniques of layered architecture include his namesake Bachman diagrams.
- He won the 1973 ACM Turing Award.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Charles Bachman article was read about 6,900 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 60 and blocks with 36: each hit it takes is cut by 14 %.
How to get Charles Bachman
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Charles Bachman (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Hamilton_and_Bachman_at_ACM_Turing_Centenary_Celebration.jpg : Dennis Hamilton derivative , CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.
