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Henry Maudslay, a Common card
Henry Maudslay was an English machine tool innovator, tool and die maker, and inventor.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 63
- DEF
- 59
- Power
- 122
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 14,000
Power 122 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 60 % of WikiCards cards.
Henry Maudslay quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Henry Maudslay card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He is considered a ______ father of machine tool technology.
Answer
founding. He is considered a founding father of machine tool technology. From the Henry Maudslay article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Maudslay's invention of a metal lathe to cut metal, circa ____, enabled the manufacture of standard screw thread sizes.
Answer
1800s. Maudslay's invention of a metal lathe to cut metal, circa 1800, enabled the manufacture of standard screw thread sizes. From the Henry Maudslay article on Wikipedia.
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.
- He is considered a founding father of machine tool technology.
- His inventions were an important foundation for the Industrial Revolution.
- Maudslay's invention of a metal lathe to cut metal, circa 1800, enabled the manufacture of standard screw thread sizes.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Henry Maudslay article was read about 14,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 63 and blocks with 59: each hit it takes is cut by 24 %.
How to get Henry Maudslay
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Henry Maudslay (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Pierre Louis ('Henri') Grevedon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
