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Sophie Germain, an Uncommon card
Marie-Sophie Germain was a French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 76
- DEF
- 99
- Power
- 175
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 59,000
Power 175 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
Sophie Germain quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Sophie Germain card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Her work on Fermat's Last Theorem provided a ______ for mathematicians exploring the subject for hundreds of years after.
Answer
foundation. Her work on Fermat's Last Theorem provided a foundation for mathematicians exploring the subject for hundreds of years after. From the Sophie Germain article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Edward Aveling. Edward Aveling 92 · Child care 87 · Hypothetical types of biochemistry 83 · Sophie Germain 76 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Hypothetical types of biochemistry. Hypothetical types of biochemistry 110,000 · Road 83,000 · Sophie Germain 59,000 · History of spaceflight 47,000 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.
- Despite initial opposition from her parents and difficulties presented by society, she gained education from books in her father's library, including ones by Euler, and from correspondence under the pseudonym of Monsieur Le Blanc with famous mathematicians, such as Lagrange, Legendre, and Gauss.
- One of the pioneers of elasticity theory, she won the grand prize from the Paris Academy of Sciences for her essay on the subject.
- Her work on Fermat's Last Theorem provided a foundation for mathematicians exploring the subject for hundreds of years after.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Sophie Germain article was read about 59,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 76 and blocks with 99: each hit it takes is cut by 40 %.
How to get Sophie Germain
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Sophie Germain (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : s:fr:Auteur:Sophie Germain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
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