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Qian Xuesen, an Uncommon card
Qian Xuesen was a Chinese aerospace engineer and cyberneticist who made significant contributions to the field of aerodynamics and established engineering cybernetics.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 80
- DEF
- 97
- Power
- 177
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 110,000
Power 177 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
Qian Xuesen quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Qian Xuesen card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
This occurred after having been accused of ______ sympathies , without evidence , during the Red Scare.
Answer
Communist. This occurred after having been accused of Communist sympathies , without evidence , during the Red Scare. From the Qian Xuesen article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
He achieved recognition as one of America's leading experts in rockets and high-speed flight theory prior to being deported to China in ____.
Answer
1950s. He achieved recognition as one of America's leading experts in rockets and high-speed flight theory prior to being deported to China in 1955. From the Qian Xuesen article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
History of Jerusalem. History of Jerusalem 87 · Huldrych Zwingli 83 · Qian Xuesen 80 · Battle of Leyte 77 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 achieved recognition as one of America's leading experts in rockets and high-speed flight theory prior to being deported to China in 1955.
- This occurred after having been accused of Communist sympathies , without evidence , during the Red Scare.
- Qian received his undergraduate education in mechanical engineering at National Chiao Tung University in Shanghai in 1934.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Qian Xuesen article was read about 110,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 80 and blocks with 97: each hit it takes is cut by 39 %.
How to get Qian Xuesen
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Qian Xuesen (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
