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Uncommon card · Science
Martin Cooper, an Uncommon card
Martin Cooper is an American Engineer.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 65
- DEF
- 59
- Power
- 124
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 120,000
Power 124 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 60 % of WikiCards cards.
Martin Cooper quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Martin Cooper card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He is a pioneer in the ______ communications industry, especially in radio spectrum management, with 11 patents in the field.
Answer
wireless. He is a pioneer in the wireless communications industry, especially in radio spectrum management, with 11 patents in the field. From the Martin Cooper article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
On April 3, ____, Cooper placed the first public call from a handheld portable cell phone while working at Motorola, from a Manhattan sidewalk to his counterpart at competitor Bell Labs.
Answer
1970s. On April 3, 1973, Cooper placed the first public call from a handheld portable cell phone while working at Motorola, from a Manhattan sidewalk to his counterpart at competitor Bell Labs. From the Martin Cooper article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Compact space. Compact space 75 · A/B testing 69 · Martin Cooper 65 · Colored gold 62 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 a pioneer in the wireless communications industry, especially in radio spectrum management, with 11 patents in the field.
- On April 3, 1973, Cooper placed the first public call from a handheld portable cell phone while working at Motorola, from a Manhattan sidewalk to his counterpart at competitor Bell Labs.
- Cooper reprised the first handheld cellular mobile phone in 1973 and led the team that redeveloped it and brought it to market in 1983.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Martin Cooper article was read about 120,000 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 59: each hit it takes is cut by 24 %.
How to get Martin Cooper
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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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Martin Cooper (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : GS200, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
