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George Paget Thomson, an Uncommon card
Sir George Paget Thomson was a British experimental physicist who shared the 1937 Nobel Prize in Physics with Clinton Davisson "for their experimental discovery of the diffraction of electrons by crystals." His father, J. J.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 61
- DEF
- 44
- Power
- 105
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 25,000
Power 105 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 45 % of WikiCards cards.
George Paget Thomson quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the George Paget Thomson card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
It has been said that the elder Thomson won the Nobel for showing the electron is a ______, the younger for showing it is a wave.
Answer
particle. It has been said that the elder Thomson won the Nobel for showing the electron is a particle, the younger for showing it is a wave. From the George Paget Thomson article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Hersheypark Stadium. Hersheypark Stadium 71 · Killeshandra 65 · George Paget Thomson 61 · Type 96 armored personnel carrier 58 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.
- It has been said that the elder Thomson won the Nobel for showing the electron is a particle, the younger for showing it is a wave.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The George Paget Thomson article was read about 25,000 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 44: each hit it takes is cut by 18 %.
How to get George Paget Thomson
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- StageUncommon · Society · ATK 62 DEF 43
- Type 96 armored personnel carrierUncommon · History · ATK 58 DEF 47
- William RamsayUncommon · History · ATK 62 DEF 43
- Hersheypark StadiumUncommon · Society · ATK 71 DEF 34
- Peter FoxUncommon · Arts · ATK 59 DEF 46
- KilleshandraUncommon · Society · ATK 65 DEF 40
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, George Paget Thomson (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Nobel foundation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
