Who is this innovator?

Who is this guy?

• Nikola Tesla

• Thomas Alva Edison

• Harry Potter

• Archimedes

Answer explanation

With 1,093 patents to his name, Thomas Edison remains the most prolific inventor in American history. It wasn't just the huge number of patents that propelled him to greatness, though. Rather, it was the fact that so many of his breakthroughs had such profound impacts on our everyday lives.

His best-known invention was the first commercially viable incandescent light bulb. But much of what afforded Edison's light bulb its success was his brilliance in creating equally viable electrical systems - the widespread systems on which electricity is distributed throughout our communities.

Who are these guys?

• Auguste and Louis Lumiére

• Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm

• Batman and Robin

• Orville and Wilbur Wright

Answer explanation

The Wright brothers are American inventors, and aviation pioneers who achieved the first powered, sustained, and controlled airplane flight (1903).

Who might he be?

• Walter Elias Disney

• Henri Matisse

• J.M.W. Turner

• Gustav Klimt

Answer explanation

Mostly known as Walt Disney, he created Mickey Mouse and the rest is history...

Who is this dude?

• Steve Jobs

• Bill Gates

• Charles Babbage

• Steve Gary Wozniak

Answer explanation

Steve Wozniak, born Stephen Gary Wozniak, (August 11, 1950, San Jose, California, U.S.), is an American electronics engineer, cofounder, with Steve Jobs, of Apple Computer, and designer of the first commercially successful personal computer.

Commonly known as "Woz"

This one is hard... Who is she?

• Marie Curie

• Stephanie Louise Kwolek

• Temple Grandin

• Ada Lovelace

Answer explanation

Stephanie Kwolek (1923–2014) In 1965, Stephanie Kwolek made an unexpected discovery that led to the creation of synthetic fibers so strong, not even steel bullets could penetrate them.

KEVLAR was born and is used around the world by law enforcement and soldiers to protect them from bullets.

Who might "heee" be?

• Bruno Mars

• Jordan Fisher

• Michael Jackson

• Mikhail Baryshnikov

Answer explanation

Why was he an innovator?

What he said?

“I’m interested in making a path rather than following a trail. That’s what I want to do in life – in everything I do.” – Michael Jackson

“The idea is to take it a step forward and to innovate or else why am I doing it? I’m just – I don’t wanna be just another can in the assembly line. You know, I want to create, do something that’s totally different and unusual.” – Michael Jackson

Last one ... Who is this lady?

• Cai Lun

• Tu YouYou

• Su Song

• Wu Chien-Shiung

Answer explanation

Wu was born on the 31^st of May, 1912 in Liuhe Taician Suzhou, China. She was a Chinese-American particle and experimental physicist who made significant contributions in the fields of nuclear and particle physics.

She is famous for her work on the Manhattan Project where she helped develop the process for separating Uranium into Uranium-235 and Uranium-238 isotopes by gaseous diffusion.