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James Clerk Maxwell, a Rare card
James Clerk Maxwell was a Scottish physicist and mathematician who was responsible for the classical theory of electromagnetic radiation, which was the first theory to describe electricity, magnetism and light as different manifestations of the same phenomenon.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 84
- DEF
- 97
- Power
- 181
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 360,000
Ranked #558 of the 3,000 cards of the base set by power (ATK + DEF).
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Maxwell's equations for electromagnetism achieved the second great unification in physics, where the first one had been realised by Isaac Newton.
- Maxwell was also key in the creation of statistical mechanics.
- Maxwell graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1854, where he earned distinction in mathematics and the Smith's Prize.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The James Clerk Maxwell article was read about 360,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 84 and blocks with 97: each hit it takes is cut by 39 %.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, James Clerk Maxwell (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
