INVENTIONS

When was the mobile phone invented?

• 1968

• 1982

• 1979

• 1974

Answer explanation

Bell Telephone Laboratories introduced the phones, which were nearly as large and heavy as a school textbook.

Which inventor discovered penicillin?

• Benjamin Franklin

• Alexander Fleming

• Francis Crick

• Louis Pasteur

Answer explanation

In 1928, Alexander Fleming discovered the first antibiotic, penicillin, which he grew in his lab using mold and fungi. Without antibiotics, infections like strep throat could be deadly.

Who developed the first modern automobile?

• Karl Benz

• Henry Ford

• Nils Bohlin

• Robert Fulton

Answer explanation

Most people think Henry Ford invented the automobile, but Karl Benz introduced the first car in Germany in 1885.

Which of the following innovations was NOT invented by Thomas Edison?

• The phonograph

• The longlasting lightbulb

• The Kinetoscope

• The ballpoint pen

Answer explanation

Ladislao and Georg Biró, of Hungary, introduced the ballpoint pen in 1938.

Which inventor introduced the telephone, in 1876?

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Thomas Edison

• Michael Faraday

• Thomas Watson

Answer explanation

The first sentence spoken over the telephone, by Bell to his assistant Thomas Watson, was, "Mr. Watson, come here, I want you."

Marion Donovan made life easier for mothers by inventing what?

• The baby carriage

• Baby wipes

• The disposable diaper

• Baby Formula (food)

Who invented X rays?

• Michael Faraday

• Wilhelm Roentgen

• Pierre Curie

• Nicolaus Copernicus

Answer explanation

Wilhelm Roentgen, a German physicist, discovered X rays in 1895. For this discovery, Roentgen was awarded the first-ever Nobel Prize in Physics in 1901.

The light bulb was invented by?

• Thomas Edison

• Nikola Tesla

• Thomas Watts

• Alexander Graham Bell

Answer explanation

The first great invention developed by Thomas Edison was the tin foil phonograph. A prolific producer, Edison is also known for his work with light bulbs, electricity, film, and audio devices.

In which century was bycicle invented?

• 1900

• 1600

• 1800

• 1700

Answer explanation

It was invented in 1817. by German nobleman Baron von Drais.

Which of theese scientists invented the electric motor in 1821?

• Tesla

• Faraday

• Darvin

• Fahrenheit