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Gregory Olsen, a Common card
Gregory Hammond Olsen is an American entrepreneur, engineer and scientist who, in October 2005, became the third private citizen to make a self-funded trip to the International Space Station with the company Space Adventures.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 55
- DEF
- 24
- Power
- 79
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 8,600
Power 79 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 20 % of WikiCards cards.
Gregory Olsen quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Gregory Olsen card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
One of ______ Unlimited's major customers is NASA.
Answer
Sensors. One of Sensors Unlimited's major customers is NASA. From the Gregory Olsen article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Paul Vidal de La Blache. Paul Vidal de La Blache 58 · Gregory Olsen 55 · Eric Allman 52 · Sugar packet 49 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.
- Olsen was the co-founder and chairman of Sensors Unlimited Inc., a company developing optoelectronic devices such as sensitive near-infrared and shortwave-infrared cameras.
- One of Sensors Unlimited's major customers is NASA.
- Currently, Olsen is President of GHO Ventures, LLC, in Princeton, New Jersey, where he manages his angel investments, South African winery, Montana ranch, Manhattan and Miami real estate, and performs numerous speaking engagements to encourage children – especially minority and female children – to consider careers in science or engineering.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Gregory Olsen article was read about 8,600 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 55 and blocks with 24: each hit it takes is cut by 10 %.
How to get Gregory Olsen
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Gregory Olsen (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
