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Electrical telegraph, an Uncommon card
Electrical telegraphy is point-to-point distance communicating via sending electric signals over wire, a system primarily used from the 1840s until the late 20th century.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 82
- DEF
- 81
- Power
- 163
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 180,000
Power 163 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
Electrical telegraph quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Electrical telegraph card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Electrical telegraphy can be considered the first example of electrical ______.
Answer
engineering. Electrical telegraphy can be considered the first example of electrical engineering. From the Electrical telegraph article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Electrical telegraphy is point-to-point distance communicating via sending electric signals over wire, a system primarily used from the ____s until the late 20th century.
Answer
1840s. Electrical telegraphy is point-to-point distance communicating via sending electric signals over wire, a system primarily used from the 1840s until the late 20th century. From the Electrical telegraph article on Wikipedia.
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.
- It was the first electrical telecommunications system and the most widely used of a number of early messaging systems called telegraphs, that were devised to send text messages more quickly than physically carrying them.
- Electrical telegraphy can be considered the first example of electrical engineering.
- Electrical telegraphy consisted of two or more geographically separated stations, called telegraph offices.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Electrical telegraph article was read about 180,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 82 and blocks with 81: each hit it takes is cut by 32 %.
How to get Electrical telegraph
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Electrical telegraph (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Geni, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
