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Robert Watson-Watt, an Uncommon card
Sir Robert Alexander Watson-Watt was a Scottish radio engineer and pioneer of radio direction finding and radar technology.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 72
- DEF
- 79
- Power
- 151
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 34,000
Power 151 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 75 % of WikiCards cards.
Robert Watson-Watt quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Robert Watson-Watt card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
This led to the 1920s development of a ______ later known as high-frequency direction finding.
Answer
system. This led to the 1920s development of a system later known as high-frequency direction finding. From the Robert Watson-Watt article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Although well publicized, the system's enormous military potential was not developed until the late ____s.
Answer
1930s. Although well publicized, the system's enormous military potential was not developed until the late 1930s. From the Robert Watson-Watt article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
76 mm divisional gun M1942. 76 mm divisional gun M1942 51,000 · Robert Watson-Watt 34,000 · List of viceroys of New Spain 23,000 · Argentine Naval Aviation 16,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
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.
- Watson-Watt began his career in radio physics with a job at the Meteorological Office, where he began looking for accurate ways to track thunderstorms using the radio waves given off by lightning.
- This led to the 1920s development of a system later known as high-frequency direction finding.
- Although well publicized, the system's enormous military potential was not developed until the late 1930s.
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 Watson-Watt article was read about 34,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 72 and blocks with 79: each hit it takes is cut by 32 %.
How to get Robert Watson-Watt
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Robert Watson-Watt (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
