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Alexis Carrel, an Uncommon card
Alexis Carrel was a French surgeon and biologist who spent most of his scientific career in the United States.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 72
- DEF
- 74
- Power
- 146
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 43,000
Power 146 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 75 % of WikiCards cards.
Alexis Carrel quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Alexis Carrel card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He invented the first perfusion pump with Charles Lindbergh opening the way to organ ______.
Answer
transplantation. He invented the first perfusion pump with Charles Lindbergh opening the way to organ transplantation. From the Alexis Carrel article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in ____ for pioneering vascular suturing techniques.
Answer
1910s. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1912 for pioneering vascular suturing techniques. From the Alexis Carrel article on Wikipedia.
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The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1912 for pioneering vascular suturing techniques.
- He invented the first perfusion pump with Charles Lindbergh opening the way to organ transplantation.
- In later time however, it was acknowledged that Carrel and Lindbergh's version of the perfusion pump, which initially had media prominence, was impractical and difficult to use, and would lose influence by the 1940s.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Alexis Carrel article was read about 43,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 72 and blocks with 74: each hit it takes is cut by 30 %.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Alexis Carrel (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
