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Kathryn C. Thornton, a Common card
Kathryn Ryan Cordell Thornton is an American scientist and a former NASA astronaut with over 975 hours in space, including 21 hours of extravehicular activity.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 60
- DEF
- 40
- Power
- 100
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 12,000
Power 100 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 40 % of WikiCards cards.
Kathryn C. Thornton quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Kathryn C. Thornton card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
She is now ______ Emerita.
Answer
Professor. She is now Professor Emerita. From the Kathryn C. Thornton article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
She was the associate dean for graduate programs at the University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science, as well as a professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering before her retirement in ____.
Answer
2010s. She was the associate dean for graduate programs at the University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science, as well as a professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering before her retirement in 2019. From the Kathryn C. Thornton article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
François Jacob. François Jacob 66 · California State Route 73 63 · Kathryn C. Thornton 60 · Ubuntu 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.
- She was the associate dean for graduate programs at the University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science, as well as a professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering before her retirement in 2019.
- She is now Professor Emerita.
- Thornton was inducted in the United States Astronaut Hall of Fame in 2010.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Kathryn C. Thornton article was read about 12,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 60 and blocks with 40: each hit it takes is cut by 16 %.
How to get Kathryn C. Thornton
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Kathryn C. Thornton (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
