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Eugen Langen, a Common card
Carl Eugen Langen was a German entrepreneur, engineer and inventor, involved in the development of the petrol engine and the Wuppertal Suspension Railway.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 39
- DEF
- 22
- Power
- 61
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 5,300
Power 61 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 5 % of WikiCards cards.
Eugen Langen quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Eugen Langen card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
In 1870 he co-founded Pfeifer & Langen, still in ______ today.
Answer
operation. In 1870 he co-founded Pfeifer & Langen, still in operation today. From the Eugen Langen article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
In ____ he worked in his father's sugar factory, JJ Langen & Söhne, and after extensive technical training at the Polytechnic institute in Karlsruhe, patented a method for producing sugar cubes.
Answer
1850s. In 1857 he worked in his father's sugar factory, JJ Langen & Söhne, and after extensive technical training at the Polytechnic institute in Karlsruhe, patented a method for producing sugar cubes. From the Eugen Langen article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Triality. Triality 49 · Julian Bigelow 45 · Eugen Langen 39 · Truth window 31 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 1857 he worked in his father's sugar factory, JJ Langen & Söhne, and after extensive technical training at the Polytechnic institute in Karlsruhe, patented a method for producing sugar cubes.
- In 1870 he co-founded Pfeifer & Langen, still in operation today.
- He sold this method in 1872 to Sir Henry Tate of England, founder of the Tate Gallery in London.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Eugen Langen article was read about 5,300 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 39 and blocks with 22: each hit it takes is cut by 9 %.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Eugen Langen (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unbekanntge., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
