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Ruth Hubbard, a Common card
Ruth Hubbard was a professor of biology at Harvard University, where she was the first woman to hold a tenured professorship position in biology.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 69
- DEF
- 59
- Power
- 128
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 4,200
Power 128 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 65 % of WikiCards cards.
Ruth Hubbard quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Ruth Hubbard card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
In the late 1960s, her ______ shifted from science to societal issues and activism.
Answer
interests. In the late 1960s, her interests shifted from science to societal issues and activism. From the Ruth Hubbard article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
In ____, Hubbard and George Wald shared the Paul Karrer Gold Medal for their work in this area.
Answer
1960s. In 1967, Hubbard and George Wald shared the Paul Karrer Gold Medal for their work in this area. From the Ruth Hubbard article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
National Register of Historic Places listings in White County, Arkansas. National Register of Historic Places listings in White County, Arkansas 81 · Dani Clos 74 · Ruth Hubbard 69 · Marek Kowalkiewicz 65 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.
- During her active research career from the 1940s to the 1960s, she made important contributions to the understanding of the biochemistry and photochemistry of vision in vertebrates and invertebrates.
- In 1967, Hubbard and George Wald shared the Paul Karrer Gold Medal for their work in this area.
- In the late 1960s, her interests shifted from science to societal issues and activism.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Ruth Hubbard article was read about 4,200 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 69 and blocks with 59: each hit it takes is cut by 24 %.
How to get Ruth Hubbard
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- Dani ClosCommon · Society · ATK 74 DEF 54
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Ruth Hubbard (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Elijah Wald, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
