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Jerome Wiesner, a Common card
Jerome Bert Wiesner was a professor of electrical engineering, chosen by President John F. Kennedy as chairman of his Science Advisory Committee.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 64
- DEF
- 46
- Power
- 110
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 9,400
Power 110 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 50 % of WikiCards cards.
Jerome Wiesner quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Jerome Wiesner card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
During World War II, he worked on microwave radar development at the MIT Radiation ______.
Answer
Laboratory. During World War II, he worked on microwave radar development at the MIT Radiation Laboratory. From the Jerome Wiesner article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Stuart Schreiber. Stuart Schreiber 71 · Maurice Allais 67 · Jerome Wiesner 64 · Paolo Fresu 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.
- Educated at the University of Michigan, Wiesner was associate director of the university's radio broadcasting service and provided electronic and acoustical assistance to the National Music Camp at Interlochen, Michigan.
- During World War II, he worked on microwave radar development at the MIT Radiation Laboratory.
- He worked briefly after the war at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, then returned to MIT's Research Laboratory of Electronics from 1946 to 1961.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Jerome Wiesner article was read about 9,400 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 64 and blocks with 46: each hit it takes is cut by 18 %.
How to get Jerome Wiesner
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- Becky CloonanCommon · Arts · ATK 67 DEF 43
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- Paolo FresuCommon · Arts · ATK 61 DEF 49
- Tass MourdoukoutasCommon · Society · ATK 63 DEF 47
- Brandon BochenskiCommon · History · ATK 67 DEF 43
- DRB Class 41Common · Society · ATK 69 DEF 41
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Jerome Wiesner (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Abbie Rowe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
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