QUIZ
Vaccines, smart devices, websites, aircrafts, and all sorts of other amazing technologies that you use and benefit from … they’ve become such an intrinsic part of the human experience that you wouldn’t know life without them. But do you know who came up with these nifty inventions?
1. Who discovered the vaccine for smallpox?
A. Alexander Fleming
B. Joseph Lister
C. Louis Pasteur
D. Edward Jenner
2. What did Chester F. Carlson invent?
A. Photography
B. Xerography
C. Cardiography
D. Videography
3. Who developed the substance resembling modern concrete by using lime and gypsum as binders?
A. Mesopotamians
B. Chinese
C. Persians
D. Egyptians
4. Which scientist is credited with the invention of the World Wide Web?
A. Tim Berners-Lee
B. Charles Babbage
C. Steve Jobs
D. Robert Cailliau
5. American inventor Douglas Engelbart has the patent for which device?
A. Touchscreen
B. Keyboard
C. Computer mouse
D. Webcam
6. Who is credited with the invention of the first hovercraft?
A. Hans von Ohain
B. John Logie Baird
C. Trevor Baylis
D. Sir Christopher Sydney Cockerell
7. The first implantable cardiac pacemaker was developed by:
A. Arne Larsson
B. Wilson Greatbatch
C. Gustaf de Laval
D. Rune Elmqvist
8. Name the inventor who originated the movable type printing.
A. Samuel Morse
B. Martin Luther
C. Alois Senefelder
D. Johannes Gutenberg
9. What did French physician René Laënnec invent?
A. Otoscope
B. Endoscope
C. Stethoscope
D. Sphygmomanometer
10. Igor Sikorsky, a pioneer in aircraft design, is known for the development of:
A. Drone
B. Helicopter
C. Seaplane
D. Flying car
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