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Charles Francis Jenkins, a Common card
Charles Francis Jenkins was an American engineer who was a pioneer of early cinema and one of the inventors of television, though he used mechanical rather than electronic technologies.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 59
- DEF
- 33
- Power
- 92
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 7,900
Power 92 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 35 % of WikiCards cards.
Charles Francis Jenkins quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Charles Francis Jenkins card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
His ______ included Charles Jenkins Laboratories and Jenkins Television Corporation.
Answer
businesses. His businesses included Charles Jenkins Laboratories and Jenkins Television Corporation. From the Charles Francis Jenkins article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Jenkins was born in Dayton, Ohio, grew up near Richmond, Indiana, where he went to school and went to Washington, D.C. in ____, where he worked as a stenographer.
Answer
1890s. Jenkins was born in Dayton, Ohio, grew up near Richmond, Indiana, where he went to school and went to Washington, D.C. in 1890, where he worked as a stenographer. From the Charles Francis Jenkins article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Charles Francis Jenkins. Charles Francis Jenkins 59 · Giulio Natta 56 · Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island 53 · Legong 49 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.
- His businesses included Charles Jenkins Laboratories and Jenkins Television Corporation.
- Over 400 patents were issued to Jenkins, many for his inventions related to motion pictures and television.
- Jenkins was born in Dayton, Ohio, grew up near Richmond, Indiana, where he went to school and went to Washington, D.C. in 1890, where he worked as a stenographer.
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 Francis Jenkins article was read about 7,900 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 33: each hit it takes is cut by 13 %.
How to get Charles Francis Jenkins
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Charles Francis Jenkins (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
