Inventions, discoveries & scientists

What is the name of the ancient philosopher whose work placed the basics of science?

• Socrates

• Plato

• Aristotle

• Democritus

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Marie and Pierre Curie discovered 2 radioactive chemical elements. Which ones?

• Phosphorus

• Polonium

• Mercury

• Radium

The Theory of relativity is one of the most important discoveries of the 20th century. Who is its author?

Which of those scientists has never got the Nobel prize even though their discoveries had a huge positive impact?

• Albert Einstein

• Henri Becquerel

• Stephen Hawking

• Wilhelm Röntgen

Which statements are correct about Thomas Alva Edison?

• His big rival was Nikola Tesla.

• He invented the lightbulb.

• There are more than 2000 inventions credited to his name.

• He didn't invent the lightbulb, he only improved it and credited it to his name.

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Which inventor was the pioneer of the alternating current? (Hint: The car company was named after him.)

Edison and Tesla were big rivals. Did anybody of them get the Nobel Prize?

• Nikola Tesla

• Both

• Thomas Alva Edison

• None of them

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In which year did Alexander Graham Bell invent the telephone?

• 1905

• 1876

• 1866

• 1858

Which statements are correct about Galileo Galilei?

• He improved the telescope.

• He lived in the 18th century.

• He discovered several moons of Jupiter.

• He was the opponent of Nicolaus Copernicus.

Which scientist created the periodic table?

• Alfred Nobel

• Marie Curie

• Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev

• Michael Faraday