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Georgios Papanikolaou, an Uncommon card
Georgios Nikolaou Papanikolaou was a Greek physician, zoologist and microscopist who was a pioneer in cytopathology and early cancer detection, and inventor of the pap smear for detection of cervical cancer.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 69
- DEF
- 61
- Power
- 130
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 34,000
Power 130 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 65 % of WikiCards cards.
Georgios Papanikolaou quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Georgios Papanikolaou card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
An extensive trial of his ______ was carried out in the early 1950s.
Answer
techniques. An extensive trial of his techniques was carried out in the early 1950s. From the Georgios Papanikolaou article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
After studying medicine in Greece and Germany, in ____ he emigrated to the United States and was on the faculty at Cornell Medical College.
Answer
1910s. After studying medicine in Greece and Germany, in 1913 he emigrated to the United States and was on the faculty at Cornell Medical College. From the Georgios Papanikolaou article on Wikipedia.
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.
- After studying medicine in Greece and Germany, in 1913 he emigrated to the United States and was on the faculty at Cornell Medical College.
- He first reported that uterine cancer cells could be detected in vaginal smears in 1928, but his work was not widely recognized until the 1940s.
- An extensive trial of his techniques was carried out in the early 1950s.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Georgios Papanikolaou article was read about 34,000 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 61: each hit it takes is cut by 24 %.
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Text : Wikipedia, Georgios Papanikolaou (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
