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Henry Taube, a Common card
Henry Taube was a Canadian-born American chemist who was awarded the 1983 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for "his work in the mechanisms of electron-transfer reactions, especially in metal complexes." He was the second Canadian-born chemist to win the Nobel Prize, and remains the only Saskatchewanian-born Nobel laureate.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 69
- DEF
- 62
- Power
- 131
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 11,000
Power 131 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 65 % of WikiCards cards.
Henry Taube quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Henry Taube card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
After finishing graduate school, Taube worked at Cornell ______, the University of Chicago and Stanford University.
Answer
University. After finishing graduate school, Taube worked at Cornell University, the University of Chicago and Stanford University. From the Henry Taube article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
In addition to the Nobel Prize, Taube also received many other major scientific awards, including the Priestley Medal in ____ and two Guggenheim Fellowships early in his career, as well as numerous honorary doctorates.
Answer
1980s. In addition to the Nobel Prize, Taube also received many other major scientific awards, including the Priestley Medal in 1985 and two Guggenheim Fellowships early in his career, as well as numerous honorary doctorates. From the Henry Taube 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.
- Taube completed his undergraduate and master's degrees at the University of Saskatchewan, and his PhD from the University of California, Berkeley.
- After finishing graduate school, Taube worked at Cornell University, the University of Chicago and Stanford University.
- In addition to the Nobel Prize, Taube also received many other major scientific awards, including the Priestley Medal in 1985 and two Guggenheim Fellowships early in his career, as well as numerous honorary doctorates.
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 Taube article was read about 11,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 69 and blocks with 62: each hit it takes is cut by 25 %.
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Text : Wikipedia, Henry Taube (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : ENERGY.GOV, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
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