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Robert Metcalfe, an Uncommon card
Robert "Bob" Melancton Metcalfe is an American engineer and entrepreneur who contributed to the development of the internet in the 1970s.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 66
- DEF
- 40
- Power
- 106
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 48,000
Power 106 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 45 % of WikiCards cards.
Robert Metcalfe quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Robert Metcalfe card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He co-invented Ethernet, co-founded 3Com, and formulated Metcalfe's law, which describes the ______ of a telecommunications network.
Answer
effect. He co-invented Ethernet, co-founded 3Com, and formulated Metcalfe's law, which describes the effect of a telecommunications network. From the Robert Metcalfe article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Robert "Bob" Melancton Metcalfe is an American engineer and entrepreneur who contributed to the development of the internet in the ____s.
Answer
1970s. Robert "Bob" Melancton Metcalfe is an American engineer and entrepreneur who contributed to the development of the internet in the 1970s. From the Robert Metcalfe article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Grammatical conjugation. Grammatical conjugation 71 · Robert Metcalfe 66 · Amiga 1200 63 · Latin dance 59 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 co-invented Ethernet, co-founded 3Com, and formulated Metcalfe's law, which describes the effect of a telecommunications network.
- Metcalfe has also made several predictions which failed to come to pass, including forecasting the demise of the internet during the 1990s.
- Metcalfe has received various awards, including the IEEE Medal of Honor and National Medal of Technology and Innovation for his work developing Ethernet technology.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Robert Metcalfe article was read about 48,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 66 and blocks with 40: each hit it takes is cut by 16 %.
How to get Robert Metcalfe
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Robert Metcalfe (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Andreu Veà, WiWiW.org, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
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