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Karl Guthe Jansky, a Common card
Karl Guthe Jansky was an American physicist and radio engineer who in April 1933 first announced his discovery of radio waves emanating from the Milky Way in the constellation Sagittarius.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 65
- DEF
- 50
- Power
- 115
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 14,000
Power 115 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 55 % of WikiCards cards.
Karl Guthe Jansky quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Karl Guthe Jansky card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
An amateur astronomer, he is considered one of the ______ figures of radio astronomy.
Answer
founding. An amateur astronomer, he is considered one of the founding figures of radio astronomy. From the Karl Guthe Jansky article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Karl Guthe Jansky was an American physicist and radio engineer who in April ____ first announced his discovery of radio waves emanating from the Milky Way in the constellation Sagittarius.
Answer
1930s. Karl Guthe Jansky was an American physicist and radio engineer who in April 1933 first announced his discovery of radio waves emanating from the Milky Way in the constellation Sagittarius. From the Karl Guthe Jansky article on Wikipedia.
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The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- An amateur astronomer, he is considered one of the founding figures of radio astronomy.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Karl Guthe Jansky article was read about 14,000 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 50: each hit it takes is cut by 20 %.
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Text : Wikipedia, Karl Guthe Jansky (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : NRAO/AUI/NSF, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
