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Johann Philipp Reis, a Common card
Johann Philipp Reis was a self-taught German scientist and inventor.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 67
- DEF
- 50
- Power
- 117
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 11,000
Power 117 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 55 % of WikiCards cards.
Johann Philipp Reis quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Johann Philipp Reis card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Reis also coined the term ______.
Answer
telephone. Reis also coined the term telephone. From the Johann Philipp Reis article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
In ____, he constructed the first make-and-break telephone, today called the Reis telephone.
Answer
1860s. In 1861, he constructed the first make-and-break telephone, today called the Reis telephone. From the Johann Philipp Reis article on Wikipedia.
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.
- In 1861, he constructed the first make-and-break telephone, today called the Reis telephone.
- It was the first device to transmit a voice via electronic signals, and is regarded by some as the first telephone.
- Reis also coined the term telephone.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Johann Philipp Reis article was read about 11,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 67 and blocks with 50: each hit it takes is cut by 20 %.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Johann Philipp Reis (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : User:Tellerman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
