Famous Inventions and Discoveries

Question 1

Penicillin was discovered by:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Alexander Fleming — Alexander Fleming discovered Penicillin in 1928 — the first antibiotic. ‌​‍Nobel Prize 1945.

Answer

Pasteur

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Jenner

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Koch

Question 2

The telephone was invented by:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Alexander Graham Bell — Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876.‌​‍

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Edison

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Tesla

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Marconi

Question 3

The theory of relativity was given by:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Einstein — Albert Einstein published the theory of relativity (Special 1905, General 1915). ‌​‍E=mc².

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Newton

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Bohr

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Hawking

Question 4

Vaccination was pioneered by:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Jenner — Edward Jenner pioneered vaccination in 1796 using cowpox to prevent smallpox.‌​‍

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Pasteur

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Fleming

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Koch

Question 5

The printing press was invented by:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Gutenberg — Johannes Gutenberg invented the movable-type printing press (~1440) in Germany.‌​‍

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Caxton

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Edison

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Marconi

Question 6

The electric bulb was invented by:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Thomas Edison — Thomas Edison invented the practical incandescent electric bulb in 1879.‌​‍

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Tesla

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Faraday

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Watt

Question 7

X-rays were discovered by:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Roentgen — Wilhelm Roentgen discovered X-rays in 1895. ‌​‍He won the first Nobel Prize in Physics (1901).

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Marie Curie

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Becquerel

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Rutherford

Question 8

The laws of motion were given by:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Isaac Newton — Sir Isaac Newton formulated the three laws of motion (published in Principia, 1687).‌​‍

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Einstein

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Galileo

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Kepler

Question 9

DNA structure was discovered by:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Watson and Crick — James Watson and Francis Crick discovered the double helix structure of DNA in 1953.‌​‍

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Mendel

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Darwin

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Pasteur

Question 10

Radio was invented by:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Guglielmo Marconi — Guglielmo Marconi is credited with inventing radio communication. ‌​‍Nobel Prize 1909.

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Bell

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Edison

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Tesla

Question 11

Dynamite was invented by:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Nobel — Alfred Nobel invented dynamite in 1867. His fortune funded the Nobel Prizes.‌​‍

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Einstein

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Edison

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Tesla

Question 12

The periodic table was created by:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Mendeleev — Dmitri Mendeleev created the periodic table in 1869, arranging elements by atomic weight.‌​‍

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Dalton

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Bohr

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Rutherford

Question 13

Blood groups were discovered by:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Karl Landsteiner — Karl Landsteiner discovered ABO blood groups in 1901. Nobel Prize 1930.‌​‍

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Pasteur

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Fleming

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Jenner

Question 14

The law of heredity was given by:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Gregor Mendel — Gregor Mendel (Father of Genetics) established the laws of heredity through pea plant experiments.‌​‍

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Darwin

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Lamarck

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Watson

Question 15

The steam engine was improved by:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

James Watt — James Watt improved the steam engine (1769), powering the Industrial Revolution. ‌​‍The unit 'Watt' is named after him.

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Newton

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Faraday

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Edison

Famous Inventions and Discoveries