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Thomas J. Watson, an Uncommon card
Thomas John Watson Sr. was an American businessman who was the chairman and CEO of IBM.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 73
- DEF
- 67
- Power
- 140
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 54,000
Power 140 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 70 % of WikiCards cards.
Thomas J. Watson quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Thomas J. Watson card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He oversaw the company's growth into an ______ force from 1914 to 1956.
Answer
international. He oversaw the company's growth into an international force from 1914 to 1956. From the Thomas J. Watson article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Opinion poll. Opinion poll 80 · Corporate tax 77 · Thomas J. Watson 73 · Christianization of Kievan Rus' 70 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 oversaw the company's growth into an international force from 1914 to 1956.
- Watson developed IBM's management style and corporate culture from John Henry Patterson's training at NCR.
- He turned the company into a highly effective selling organization, based largely on punched card tabulating machines.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Thomas J. Watson article was read about 54,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 73 and blocks with 67: each hit it takes is cut by 27 %.
How to get Thomas J. Watson
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Thomas J. Watson (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : The original uploader was Paul C. Lasewicz at English Wikipedia ., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
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