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Ernst Alexanderson, a Common card
Ernst Frederick Werner Alexanderson was a Swedish-American electrical engineer and inventor who was a pioneer in radio development.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 61
- DEF
- 40
- Power
- 101
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 4,100
Power 101 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 40 % of WikiCards cards.
Ernst Alexanderson quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Ernst Alexanderson card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Alexanderson also created the ______, a direct current amplifier used during the Second World War for controlling anti-aircraft guns.
Answer
amplidyne. Alexanderson also created the amplidyne, a direct current amplifier used during the Second World War for controlling anti-aircraft guns. From the Ernst Alexanderson article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
John Bromwich. John Bromwich 67 · Ernst Alexanderson 61 · Economy of the Socialist Republic of Romania 56 · Sefid-Rud 52 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 invented the Alexanderson alternator, an early radio transmitter used between 1906 and the 1930s for longwave long distance radio transmission.
- Alexanderson also created the amplidyne, a direct current amplifier used during the Second World War for controlling anti-aircraft guns.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Ernst Alexanderson article was read about 4,100 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 61 and blocks with 40: each hit it takes is cut by 16 %.
How to get Ernst Alexanderson
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- John BromwichCommon · Society · ATK 67 DEF 34
- Hindu RajCommon · Nature · ATK 58 DEF 43
- Joe GrayCommon · Arts · ATK 60 DEF 41
- Sefid-RudCommon · Nature · ATK 52 DEF 49
- Tsubame, NiigataCommon · Nature · ATK 55 DEF 46
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Ernst Alexanderson (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : None listed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
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