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Frederick W. Lanchester, a Common card
Frederick William Lanchester, was an English polymath and engineer who made important contributions to automotive engineering and to aerodynamics, and co-invented the topic of operations research.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 73
- DEF
- 82
- Power
- 155
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 8,000
Power 155 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 80 % of WikiCards cards.
Frederick W. Lanchester quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Frederick W. Lanchester card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Some of the ______ Lanchester developed have gone on to become widely adopted in the car industry.
Answer
innovations. Some of the innovations Lanchester developed have gone on to become widely adopted in the car industry. From the Frederick W. Lanchester article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Lanchester became a pioneer British motor-car builder, a hobby which resulted in his building the first British car in ____ and developing a successful car company.
Answer
1890s. Lanchester became a pioneer British motor-car builder, a hobby which resulted in his building the first British car in 1895 and developing a successful car company. From the Frederick W. Lanchester article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Agoraphobia. Agoraphobia 940,000 · Glutamate receptor 17,000 · UNESCO Global Geoparks 12,000 · Frederick W. Lanchester 8,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
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The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Lanchester became a pioneer British motor-car builder, a hobby which resulted in his building the first British car in 1895 and developing a successful car company.
- Some of the innovations Lanchester developed have gone on to become widely adopted in the car industry.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Frederick W. Lanchester article was read about 8,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 73 and blocks with 82: each hit it takes is cut by 33 %.
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Text : Wikipedia, Frederick W. Lanchester (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Birmingham Museums Trust, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
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