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J. B. S. Haldane, an Uncommon card
John Burdon Sanderson Haldane, nicknamed "Jack" or "JBS", was a British-born scientist and polymath, and a foundational figure in the modern synthesis of evolutionary biology.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 86
- DEF
- 88
- Power
- 174
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 79,000
Power 174 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
J. B. S. Haldane quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the J. B. S. Haldane card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He worked in the fields of ______, genetics, evolutionary biology, and mathematics.
Answer
physiology. He worked in the fields of physiology, genetics, evolutionary biology, and mathematics. From the J. B. S. Haldane article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
COVID-19 recession. COVID-19 recession 97 · J. B. S. Haldane 86 · Isaac Brock 80 · Paramara dynasty 77 ATK in WikiCards.
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The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- He worked in the fields of physiology, genetics, evolutionary biology, and mathematics.
- With innovative use of statistics in biology, he was one of the founders of neo-Darwinism.
- Largely self-taught in biology, he held professorships at the University of Cambridge, the Royal Institution, and University College London.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The J. B. S. Haldane article was read about 79,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 86 and blocks with 88: each hit it takes is cut by 35 %.
How to get J. B. S. Haldane
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Text : Wikipedia, J. B. S. Haldane (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
