Inventors and Their Groundbreaking Creations
Match these inventions to their brilliant creators? ๐ก๐ง๐ฉ
Gm quizzers! ๐ Ever wondered who came up with the windshield wiper? Or who made the first television a reality? Let’s see if you can match these inventions to their brilliant creators and vica versa!
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Q1: Which inventor developed the windshield wiper, improving driving safety during rain and snow? Mary Anderson invented the windshield wiper in 1903.
Q2: Who invented the first successful powered airplane? Orville and Wilbur Wright. On December 17, 1903, they achieved the first controlled, sustained flight with their aircraft, the Wright Flyer, in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
Q3: Which inventor is credited with developing the first practical dishwasher? Josephine Cochrane invented the first practical dishwasher in 1886, driven by a desire to prevent dish breakages.
Q4: Who is credited with the invention of the World Wide Web? Tim Berners-Lee, invented in 1989, enabling easy access to information online.
Q5: Which female inventor is best known for developing Kevlar, a material used in bulletproof vests? Stephanie Kwolek invented Kevlar in 1971.
Q6: Which invention is associated with Guglielmo Marconi? Long-distance radio transmission and the development of wireless telegraphy, leading to the invention of the radio in 1895.
Q7: Which inventor patented the first medical syringe capable of being operated with one hand? Letitia Mumford Geer patented the first syringe that could be operated with one hand in 1899, making medical procedures more efficient.
Q8: Who developed the method of antiseptic surgery? Joseph Lister pioneered antiseptic techniques in surgery during the 1860s.
Q9: Who invented the first computer algorithm? Ada Lovelace, an English mathematician and writer, is credited with inventing the first computer algorithm in 1843 and is often regarded as the first computer programmer. ๐ป
Q10: While cargo elevators were already in use, who invented the first elevator to carry people? Elisha Graves Otis introduced a safety device in 1853, that made the passenger elevator possible.
Q11: Who created the first widely used social media platform, Facebook? Mark Zuckerberg.
Q12: Which scientists created the first successful gene-editing technique known as CRISPR? Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier developed the CRISPR gene-editing technology, which enables scientists to edit genes with remarkable precision.
Q13: Who is credited with inventing the Rubik's Cube? Hungarian architect Ernล Rubik invented the Rubik's Cube in 1974 as a teaching tool for spatial relationships.
Q14: Who invented the Slinky by accident? Richard James, in 1943, when he dropped a spring and watched it "walk" across the floor. It became one of the most popular toys in the world, known for its unique ability to "walk" down stairs.
Q15: Who invented the Yo-Yo? While the Yo-Yo has ancient origins, Pedro Flores, a Filipino-American, is credited with popularising the modern Yo-Yo in the 1920s. Yo-Yo comes from the Tagalog word "yรณyo", which means "to come back" or "return.
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