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Uncommon card · Science
William Kamkwamba, an Uncommon card
William Kamkwamba is a Malawian inventor, engineer, and author.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 62
- DEF
- 40
- Power
- 102
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 140,000
Power 102 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 45 % of WikiCards cards.
William Kamkwamba quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the William Kamkwamba card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Numeral system. Numeral system 69 · Otorhinolaryngology 66 · William Kamkwamba 62 · Brocade 55 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Otorhinolaryngology. Otorhinolaryngology 200,000 · William Kamkwamba 140,000 · Cambodian–Thai border dispute 110,000 · Cylindrical coordinate system 74,000 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.
- He gained renown in his country in 2001 when he built a wind turbine to power multiple electrical appliances in his family's house in Wimbe, 23 kilometres east of Kasungu, using blue gum trees, bicycle parts, and materials collected in a local scrapyard.
- Since then, he has built a solar-powered water pump that supplies the first drinking water in his village and two other wind turbines, the tallest standing at 12 meters, and has built two more, including one in Lilongwe, the capital of Malawi.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The William Kamkwamba article was read about 140,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 62 and blocks with 40: each hit it takes is cut by 16 %.
How to get William Kamkwamba
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, William Kamkwamba (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Erik (HASH) Hersman from Orlando, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.
