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Uncommon card · Science
Vladimir K. Zworykin, an Uncommon card
Vladimir Kosma Zworykin was a Russian-American inventor, engineer, and pioneer of television technology.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 69
- DEF
- 71
- Power
- 140
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 21,000
Power 140 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 70 % of WikiCards cards.
Vladimir K. Zworykin quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Vladimir K. Zworykin card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Zworykin invented a ______ transmitting and receiving system employing cathode-ray tubes.
Answer
television. Zworykin invented a television transmitting and receiving system employing cathode-ray tubes. From the Vladimir K. Zworykin article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Ole Rømer. Ole Rømer 75 · Olivier Blanchard 72 · Vladimir K. Zworykin 69 · Surgical instrument 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.
- Zworykin invented a television transmitting and receiving system employing cathode-ray tubes.
- He played a role in the practical development of television from the early thirties, including charge storage-type tubes, infrared image tubes and the electron microscope.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Vladimir K. Zworykin article was read about 21,000 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 71: each hit it takes is cut by 28 %.
How to get Vladimir K. Zworykin
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The cards just above and just below Vladimir K. Zworykin in the power ranking, all domains together.
- James AbourezkUncommon · History · ATK 69 DEF 71
- Lucien LelongUncommon · History · ATK 67 DEF 73
- Olivier BlanchardUncommon · Science · ATK 72 DEF 68
- William Graham SumnerUncommon · Science · ATK 76 DEF 64
- Charles WilkesUncommon · History · ATK 70 DEF 70
- Gabriel LippmannUncommon · History · ATK 69 DEF 71
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Vladimir K. Zworykin (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Produced by Ganz (William J.) Co. and Radio Corporation of America (RCA), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
