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David Patterson, an Uncommon card
David Andrew Patterson is an American computer scientist and academic who has held the position of professor of computer science at the University of California, Berkeley since 1976.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 63
- DEF
- 45
- Power
- 108
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 28,000
Power 108 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 50 % of WikiCards cards.
David Patterson quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the David Patterson card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He is a ______ pioneer.
Answer
computer. He is a computer pioneer. From the David Patterson article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
David Andrew Patterson is an American computer scientist and academic who has held the position of professor of computer science at the University of California, Berkeley since ____.
Answer
1970s. David Andrew Patterson is an American computer scientist and academic who has held the position of professor of computer science at the University of California, Berkeley since 1976. From the David Patterson article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Itumeleng Khune. Itumeleng Khune 70 · David Patterson 63 · Gerald Henderson Jr. 60 · Nightlife 56 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 is a computer pioneer.
- He announced retirement in 2016 after serving nearly forty years, becoming a fellow at Google.
- He currently is chair of the board of Laude Institute, and the Pardee Professor of Computer Science, Emeritus at UC Berkeley.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The David Patterson article was read about 28,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 63 and blocks with 45: each hit it takes is cut by 18 %.
How to get David Patterson
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Cards close in power
The cards just above and just below David Patterson in the power ranking, all domains together.
- NightlifeUncommon · Science · ATK 56 DEF 52
- Itumeleng KhuneUncommon · Society · ATK 70 DEF 38
- Andries NoppertUncommon · Society · ATK 59 DEF 49
- Gerald Henderson Jr.Uncommon · History · ATK 60 DEF 48
- Patriarch Nikon of MoscowUncommon · Science · ATK 63 DEF 45
- Sample spaceUncommon · Science · ATK 61 DEF 47
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, David Patterson (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Peg Skorpinski, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
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