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Karl Landsteiner, an Uncommon card
Karl Landsteiner was an Austrian-American biologist, physician, and immunologist.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 61
- DEF
- 51
- Power
- 112
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 45,000
Power 112 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 50 % of WikiCards cards.
Karl Landsteiner quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Karl Landsteiner card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He emigrated with his family to New York in 1923 at the age of 55 for professional opportunities, working for the ______ Institute.
Answer
Rockefeller. He emigrated with his family to New York in 1923 at the age of 55 for professional opportunities, working for the Rockefeller Institute. From the Karl Landsteiner article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
He had distinguished the main blood groups in ____, having developed the modern system of classification of blood groups from his identification of the presence of agglutinins in the blood.
Answer
1900s. He had distinguished the main blood groups in 1901, having developed the modern system of classification of blood groups from his identification of the presence of agglutinins in the blood. From the Karl Landsteiner article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Internal energy. Internal energy 71 · Conformal map 66 · Karl Landsteiner 61 · Sketch 56 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 emigrated with his family to New York in 1923 at the age of 55 for professional opportunities, working for the Rockefeller Institute.
- He had distinguished the main blood groups in 1901, having developed the modern system of classification of blood groups from his identification of the presence of agglutinins in the blood.
- In 1937, with Alexander S. Wiener, he identified the Rhesus factor, thus enabling physicians to transfuse blood without endangering the patient's life.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Karl Landsteiner article was read about 45,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 61 and blocks with 51: each hit it takes is cut by 20 %.
How to get Karl Landsteiner
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Karl Landsteiner (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Bachrach Studios, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
