The Papanicolaou test, widely known as the pap smear, is a test that saves millions of lives and one that all women have to help detect potentially cancerous and cancer cells in their reproductive organs. The test was invented by and named after the legendary Greek doctor Georgios Papanikolaou, but the Nobel Committee denied him the prize for funny reasons, and Time magazine described this case as one of the greatest robberies and farces in the history of the awards.
