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James Dewar, an Uncommon card
Sir James Dewar was a Scottish chemist and physicist.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 65
- DEF
- 51
- Power
- 116
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 20,000
Power 116 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 55 % of WikiCards cards.
James Dewar quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the James Dewar card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He also studied atomic and molecular ______, working in these fields for more than twenty-five years.
Answer
spectroscopy. He also studied atomic and molecular spectroscopy, working in these fields for more than twenty-five years. From the James Dewar article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
1986–87 European Cup Winners' Cup. 1986–87 European Cup Winners' Cup 75 · Johann Trollmann 70 · James Dewar 65 · R4M 61 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.
- He is best known for his invention of the vacuum flask, which he used in conjunction for his research into the liquefaction of gases.
- He also studied atomic and molecular spectroscopy, working in these fields for more than twenty-five years.
- Dewar was nominated for the Nobel Prize eight times , five times in Physics and three times in Chemistry , but he was never so honoured.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The James Dewar article was read about 20,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 65 and blocks with 51: each hit it takes is cut by 20 %.
How to get James Dewar
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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- Qin HaiyangUncommon · Society · ATK 72 DEF 44
- Quentin MatsysUncommon · Arts · ATK 62 DEF 54
- 1986–87 European Cup Winners' CupUncommon · Society · ATK 75 DEF 41
- Jermaine Dupri production discographyUncommon · Arts · ATK 79 DEF 37
- M. Stanley WhittinghamUncommon · History · ATK 68 DEF 48
- R4MUncommon · History · ATK 61 DEF 55
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, James Dewar (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
