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John Meurig Thomas, a Common card
Sir John Meurig Thomas, also known as JMT, was a Welsh scientist, educator, university administrator, and historian of science primarily known for his work on heterogeneous catalysis, solid-state chemistry, and surface and materials science.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 78
- DEF
- 87
- Power
- 165
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 4,300
Power 165 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
John Meurig Thomas quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the John Meurig Thomas card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in August 2020. Timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in August 2020 89 · UK Afrobeats Singles Chart 84 · John Meurig Thomas 78 · Su Song 73 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Su Song. Su Song 19,000 · Pablo Hasél 8,100 · John Meurig Thomas 4,300 · 2/4th Machine Gun Battalion 1,200 Wikipedia reads over a year.
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The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- He was one of the founders of solid-state chemistry, starting with his work at the University of Wales, Bangor, in 1958 when he investigated the various ways in which dislocations influence the chemical, electronic and excitonic properties of a range of solids.
- He was one of the first to exploit electron microscopy as a chemical tool, especially to deduce active-site reactivities from the surface topography of many minerals and crystal hydrates.
- At the University of Aberystwyth he elucidated the surface chemistry of diamond, clay minerals, metals and intercalates by pioneering UV and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The John Meurig Thomas article was read about 4,300 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 78 and blocks with 87: each hit it takes is cut by 35 %.
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- Robert KeableCommon · Arts · ATK 77 DEF 88
- Timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in August 2020Common · Science · ATK 89 DEF 76
- 2/4th Machine Gun BattalionCommon · History · ATK 74 DEF 91
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Text : Wikipedia, John Meurig Thomas (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Conrad Erb, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
