All about inventors The Hindu Science Quiz
Among Thomas Edison’s many inventions was a sound recording device.
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The first electric light was invented by...
- Humphry Davy in 1807
- Thomas Alva Edison in 1879
- Alessandro Volta in 1800
- Michael Faraday in 1831
The first electric light was the arc light, invented by Sir Humphry Davy in 1807
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Michael Faraday served as whose lab assistant?
- James Clerk Maxwell
- Humphry Davy
- James Prescott Joule
- Georg Ohm
Michael Faraday started his career as Humphry Davy’s lab assistant.
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What did Nikola Tesla invent?
- The alternating current (AC) motor
- The direct current (DC) motor
- The electric battery
- The carbon arc lamp
In 1891, Nikola Tesla touched the terminals of a transformer allowing 250,000 volts across the surface of his body, to demonstrate the safety of AC.
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A famous inventor predicted that in future books would be made of nickel. Who is s/he?
- Alexander Graham Bell
- Marie Curie
- Irene Joliot-Curie
- Thomas Alva Edison
Edison thought nickel would make a cheaper, stronger, and more flexible material than paper.
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This scientist thought by perfecting alchemy through science, gold will lose its attraction as a priced commodity. Name him/her.
- Thomas Alva Edison
- Isaac Newton
- Dmitri Mendeleev
- Alessandro Volta
In 1911, Edison predicted that it was only a question of time before the U.S. manufactured gold. Because of the resulting glut, gold would "not much longer lure" as a commodity.
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