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Elmer Ambrose Sperry, a Common card
Elmer Ambrose Sperry Sr. was an American inventor and entrepreneur, most famous for construction, two years after Hermann Anschütz-Kaempfe, of the gyrocompass and as founder of the Sperry Gyroscope Company.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 64
- DEF
- 72
- Power
- 136
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 10,000
Power 136 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 70 % of WikiCards cards.
Elmer Ambrose Sperry quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Elmer Ambrose Sperry card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He was known as the "father of ______ navigation technology".
Answer
modern. He was known as the "father of modern navigation technology". From the Elmer Ambrose Sperry article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
2024–25 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season 85 · Franck Montagny 77 · Jerry Blevins 67 · Elmer Ambrose Sperry 64 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 was known as the "father of modern navigation technology".
- Sperry's compasses and stabilizers were adopted by the United States Navy and used in both world wars.
- He also worked closely with Japanese companies and the Japanese government and was honored after his death with a volume of reminiscences published in Japan.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Elmer Ambrose Sperry article was read about 10,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 64 and blocks with 72: each hit it takes is cut by 29 %.
How to get Elmer Ambrose Sperry
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Elmer Ambrose Sperry (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Wilson, James Grant, 1832-1914, Fiske, John, 1842-1901, Dick, Charles, 1858-, Homans, Jame, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
