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Hugo Gernsback, an Uncommon card
Hugo Gernsback was a Luxembourgish American editor and magazine publisher whose publications included the first science fiction magazine, Amazing Stories.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 71
- DEF
- 69
- Power
- 140
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 69,000
Power 140 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 70 % of WikiCards cards.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- For his significant contributions to the science fiction genre as publisher, he is often referred to as "The Father of Science Fiction", along with the novelists Jules Verne and H. G. Wells.
- In his honor, annual awards presented at the World Science Fiction Convention are named the "Hugos".
- Gernsback emigrated to the U.S. in 1904 and later became a citizen.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Hugo Gernsback article was read about 69,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 71 and blocks with 69: each hit it takes is cut by 28 %.
How to get Hugo Gernsback
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Hugo Gernsback (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Bachrach Studios, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
