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Geoffrey A. Landis, a Common card
Geoffrey Alan Landis is an American aerospace engineer and author, working for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration on planetary exploration, interstellar propulsion, solar power and photovoltaics.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 74
- DEF
- 74
- Power
- 148
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 4,900
Power 148 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 75 % of WikiCards cards.
Geoffrey A. Landis quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Geoffrey A. Landis card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Supported by his ______ background Landis also writes hard science fiction.
Answer
scientific. Supported by his scientific background Landis also writes hard science fiction. From the Geoffrey A. Landis article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Felix Baumgartner. Felix Baumgartner 710,000 · 100th Anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party 10,000 · Geoffrey A. Landis 4,900 · Fort Corcoran 1,800 Wikipedia reads over a year.
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The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- He holds nine patents, primarily in the field of improvements to solar cells and photovoltaic devices and has given presentations and commentary on the possibilities for interstellar travel and construction of bases on the Moon, Mars, and Venus.
- Supported by his scientific background Landis also writes hard science fiction.
- For these writings he has won a Nebula Award, two Hugo Awards, and a Locus Award, as well as three Rhysling Awards for his poetry.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Geoffrey A. Landis article was read about 4,900 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 74 and blocks with 74: each hit it takes is cut by 30 %.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Geoffrey A. Landis (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Xuthoria, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
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