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Edmond Becquerel, an Uncommon card
Alexandre-Edmond Becquerel was a French physicist who studied the solar spectrum, magnetism, electricity, and optics.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 52
- DEF
- 30
- Power
- 82
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 16,000
Power 82 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 25 % of WikiCards cards.
Edmond Becquerel quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Edmond Becquerel card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He is also known for his work in luminescence and ______.
Answer
phosphorescence. He is also known for his work in luminescence and phosphorescence. From the Edmond Becquerel article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
In ____, he discovered the photovoltaic effect, the operating principle of the solar cell, which he invented in the same year.
Answer
1830s. In 1839, he discovered the photovoltaic effect, the operating principle of the solar cell, which he invented in the same year. From the Edmond Becquerel article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Arthur Scherbius. Arthur Scherbius 62 · Adhafer-class corvette 55 · Edmond Becquerel 52 · Neutropenic enterocolitis 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.
- In 1839, he discovered the photovoltaic effect, the operating principle of the solar cell, which he invented in the same year.
- He is also known for his work in luminescence and phosphorescence.
- He was the son of Antoine César Becquerel and the father of Henri Becquerel, the discoverer of radioactivity.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Edmond Becquerel article was read about 16,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 52 and blocks with 30: each hit it takes is cut by 12 %.
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Text : Wikipedia, Edmond Becquerel (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Nadar, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
