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Richard Garwin, a Common card
Richard Lawrence Garwin was an American physicist and government advisor, best known as the author of the first hydrogen bomb design.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 63
- DEF
- 43
- Power
- 106
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 14,000
Power 106 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 45 % of WikiCards cards.
Richard Garwin quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Richard Garwin card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
In 2015 he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his ______ to science, technology and security.
Answer
contributions. In 2015 he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his contributions to science, technology and security. From the Richard Garwin article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Richard Garwin. Richard Garwin 63 · Osamu Shimomura 60 · Indus 57 · Continental margin 52 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.
- In 1978, Garwin was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering for contributing to the application of the latest scientific discoveries to innovative practical engineering applications contributing to national security and economic growth.
- In 2015 he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his contributions to science, technology and security.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Richard Garwin article was read about 14,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 63 and blocks with 43: each hit it takes is cut by 17 %.
How to get Richard Garwin
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Richard Garwin (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : The Official CTBTO Photostream, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.
