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History of materials science, a Common card
Materials science has shaped the development of civilizations since the dawn of humankind.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 68
- DEF
- 48
- Power
- 116
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 6,000
Power 116 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 55 % of WikiCards cards.
History of materials science quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the History of materials science card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
For most of ______ history, control of materials had been through alchemy or empirical means at best.
Answer
recorded. For most of recorded history, control of materials had been through alchemy or empirical means at best. From the History of materials science article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
List of awards and nominations received by DJ Khaled. List of awards and nominations received by DJ Khaled 71 · History of materials science 68 · Al-Zarqali 63 · Charles Nicolle 59 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.
- Better materials for tools and weapons has allowed people to spread and conquer, and advancements in material processing like steel and aluminum production continue to impact society today.
- Historians have regarded materials as such an important aspect of civilizations such that entire periods of time have defined by the predominant material used.
- For most of recorded history, control of materials had been through alchemy or empirical means at best.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The History of materials science article was read about 6,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 68 and blocks with 48: each hit it takes is cut by 19 %.
How to get History of materials science
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, History of materials science (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : User:Calame, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
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