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E. T. Whittaker, a Common card
Sir Edmund Taylor Whittaker was a British mathematician, physicist, and historian of science.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 79
- DEF
- 89
- Power
- 168
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 13,000
Power 168 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
E. T. Whittaker quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the E. T. Whittaker card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Ismail al-Faruqi. Ismail al-Faruqi 86 · John Degenkolb 82 · E. T. Whittaker 79 · Casein kinase 1 isoform epsilon 75 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Earth's energy budget. Earth's energy budget 34,000 · History of wind power 26,000 · Ismail al-Faruqi 20,000 · E. T. Whittaker 13,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
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.
- Whittaker was a leading mathematical scholar of the early 20th century who contributed widely to applied mathematics and was renowned for his research in mathematical physics and numerical analysis, including the theory of special functions, along with his contributions to astronomy, celestial mechanics, the history of physics, and digital signal processing.
- Among the most influential publications in Whittaker's bibliography, he authored several popular reference works in mathematics, physics, and the history of science, including A Course of Modern Analysis, Analytical Dynamics of Particles and Rigid Bodies, and A History of the Theories of Aether and Electricity.
- Whittaker is also remembered for his role in the relativity priority dispute, as he credited Henri Poincaré and Hendrik Lorentz with developing special relativity in the second volume of his History, a dispute which has lasted several decades, though scientific consensus has remained with Einstein.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The E. T. Whittaker article was read about 13,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 79 and blocks with 89: each hit it takes is cut by 36 %.
How to get E. T. Whittaker
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, E. T. Whittaker (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Arthur Trevor Haddon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
