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Louis Pouzin, a Common card
Louis Pouzin is a French computer scientist and Internet pioneer.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 60
- DEF
- 38
- Power
- 98
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 6,500
Power 98 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 40 % of WikiCards cards.
Louis Pouzin quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Louis Pouzin card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He was the first to implement the end-to-end principle in a wide-area network, which became fundamental to the design of the ______.
Answer
Internet. He was the first to implement the end-to-end principle in a wide-area network, which became fundamental to the design of the Internet. From the Louis Pouzin article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
He directed the development of the CYCLADES computer network in France the early ____s, which implemented a novel design for packet communication.
Answer
1970s. He directed the development of the CYCLADES computer network in France the early 1970s, which implemented a novel design for packet communication. From the Louis Pouzin article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Antoine Bruni d'Entrecasteaux. Antoine Bruni d'Entrecasteaux 64 · Louis Pouzin 60 · Lychee wine 57 · The California Museum 53 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 directed the development of the CYCLADES computer network in France the early 1970s, which implemented a novel design for packet communication.
- He was the first to implement the end-to-end principle in a wide-area network, which became fundamental to the design of the Internet.
- This network was the first implementation of the pure datagram model, initially conceived and described by Donald Davies, subsequently named by Halvor Bothner-By, and seen by Louis Pouzin as his personal invention.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Louis Pouzin article was read about 6,500 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 38: each hit it takes is cut by 15 %.
How to get Louis Pouzin
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- Wakefield, Rhode IslandCommon · Society · ATK 55 DEF 43
- The California MuseumCommon · History · ATK 53 DEF 45
- Carl NägeliCommon · History · ATK 59 DEF 39
- Lychee wineCommon · Society · ATK 57 DEF 41
- Mysore-Ooty RoadCommon · Science · ATK 54 DEF 44
- Ernesto Giménez CaballeroCommon · History · ATK 59 DEF 39
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Louis Pouzin (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Jérémie Bernard (purepix.fr), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
