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George Uhlenbeck, a Common card
George Eugene Uhlenbeck was a Dutch-American theoretical physicist, known for his significant contributions to quantum mechanics and statistical mechanics.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 59
- DEF
- 33
- Power
- 92
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 8,500
Power 92 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 35 % of WikiCards cards.
George Uhlenbeck quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the George Uhlenbeck card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He co-developed the concept of ______ spin, alongside Samuel Goudsmit, in 1925.
Answer
electron. He co-developed the concept of electron spin, alongside Samuel Goudsmit, in 1925. From the George Uhlenbeck article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
The formalization of Langevin equation for the Brownian motion as a stochastic process, is known as the Ornstein–Uhlenbeck process, derived in ____ from his work with Leonard Ornstein.
Answer
1930s. The formalization of Langevin equation for the Brownian motion as a stochastic process, is known as the Ornstein–Uhlenbeck process, derived in 1930 from his work with Leonard Ornstein. From the George Uhlenbeck article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Carel Godin de Beaufort. Carel Godin de Beaufort 64 · George Uhlenbeck 59 · Gustaf de Laval 52 · Legong 49 ATK in WikiCards.
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The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- He co-developed the concept of electron spin, alongside Samuel Goudsmit, in 1925.
- The formalization of Langevin equation for the Brownian motion as a stochastic process, is known as the Ornstein–Uhlenbeck process, derived in 1930 from his work with Leonard Ornstein.
- I. I. Rabi said that Uhlenbeck and Goudsmit's omission for the Nobel Prize in Physics "will always be a mystery to me".
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The George Uhlenbeck article was read about 8,500 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 59 and blocks with 33: each hit it takes is cut by 13 %.
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Text : Wikipedia, George Uhlenbeck (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : University of Michigan. News and Information Services., CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
