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Charles Proteus Steinmetz, an Uncommon card
Charles Proteus Steinmetz was a Prussian-American mathematician and electrical engineer and professor at Union College.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 75
- DEF
- 81
- Power
- 156
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 81,000
Power 156 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 80 % of WikiCards cards.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- He fostered the development of alternating current that made possible the expansion of the electric power industry in the United States, formulating mathematical theories for engineers.
- He made ground-breaking discoveries in the understanding of hysteresis that enabled engineers to design better electromagnetic apparatus equipment, especially electric motors for use in industry.
- At the time of his death, Steinmetz held over 200 patents.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Charles Proteus Steinmetz article was read about 81,000 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 81: each hit it takes is cut by 32 %.
How to get Charles Proteus Steinmetz
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Charles Proteus Steinmetz (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : White Studio (Schenectady, N.Y.), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
