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Uncommon card · Science
Leonard Adleman, an Uncommon card
Leonard Max Adleman is an American computer scientist.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 56
- DEF
- 35
- Power
- 91
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 28,000
Power 91 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 35 % of WikiCards cards.
Leonard Adleman quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Leonard Adleman card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He is also known for the ______ of the field of DNA computing and coining the term computer virus.
Answer
creation. He is also known for the creation of the field of DNA computing and coining the term computer virus. From the Leonard Adleman article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
He is one of the creators of the RSA encryption algorithm, for which he received the ____ Turing Award.
Answer
2000s. He is one of the creators of the RSA encryption algorithm, for which he received the 2002 Turing Award. From the Leonard Adleman article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Coincidence. Coincidence 59 · Leonard Adleman 56 · Glacis 50 · Corn oil 47 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 is one of the creators of the RSA encryption algorithm, for which he received the 2002 Turing Award.
- He is also known for the creation of the field of DNA computing and coining the term computer virus.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Leonard Adleman article was read about 28,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 56 and blocks with 35: each hit it takes is cut by 14 %.
How to get Leonard Adleman
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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The cards just above and just below Leonard Adleman in the power ranking, all domains together.
- Corn oilUncommon · Science · ATK 47 DEF 44
- Harika DronavalliUncommon · Society · ATK 60 DEF 31
- Jiayu PassUncommon · History · ATK 53 DEF 38
- NanmanUncommon · History · ATK 55 DEF 36
- Chris PotterUncommon · Arts · ATK 63 DEF 28
- Gerhard Armauer HansenUncommon · Science · ATK 54 DEF 37
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Leonard Adleman (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : len adlmen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
