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Uncommon card · Science
René Laennec, an Uncommon card
René-Théophile-Hyacinthe Laennec was a French medical doctor and musician.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 64
- DEF
- 60
- Power
- 124
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 37,000
Power 124 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 60 % of WikiCards cards.
René Laennec quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the René Laennec card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He pioneered its use in ______ various chest conditions.
Answer
diagnosing. He pioneered its use in diagnosing various chest conditions. From the René Laennec article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
His skill at carving his own wooden flutes led him to invent the stethoscope in ____, while working at the Hôpital Necker.
Answer
1810s. His skill at carving his own wooden flutes led him to invent the stethoscope in 1816, while working at the Hôpital Necker. From the René Laennec article on Wikipedia.
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.
- His skill at carving his own wooden flutes led him to invent the stethoscope in 1816, while working at the Hôpital Necker.
- He pioneered its use in diagnosing various chest conditions.
- He became a lecturer at the Collège de France in 1822 and professor of medicine in 1823.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The René Laennec article was read about 37,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 64 and blocks with 60: each hit it takes is cut by 24 %.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, René Laennec (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
