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William D. Coolidge, a Common card
William David Coolidge was an American physicist and engineer, who made major contributions to X-ray machines.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 56
- DEF
- 27
- Power
- 83
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 7,700
Power 83 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 25 % of WikiCards cards.
William D. Coolidge quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the William D. Coolidge card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He was the director of the General Electric Research Laboratory and a vice-president of the ______.
Answer
corporation. He was the director of the General Electric Research Laboratory and a vice-president of the corporation. From the William D. Coolidge article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Leconte de Lisle. Leconte de Lisle 61 · William D. Coolidge 56 · Gutenberg Museum 53 · Topkapı Dagger 48 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 was the director of the General Electric Research Laboratory and a vice-president of the corporation.
- He was also famous for the development of "ductile tungsten", which is important for the incandescent light bulb.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The William D. Coolidge article was read about 7,700 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 56 and blocks with 27: each hit it takes is cut by 11 %.
How to get William D. Coolidge
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, William D. Coolidge (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
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