History of Electrical Engineering: Crash Course Engineering #4

Who is considered the father of electrical studies?

• Heinrich Hertz

• William Gilbert

• Stephen Gray

• Samuel Morse

Which invention led to the start of the field of telecommunication?

• Electric telegraph

• Television

• Radio

• Telephone

Who was the first to patent the electric telegraph?

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Sir William Fothergill Cooke

• Charles Wheatstone

• Samuel Morse

What was the first message sent through the telegraph line between Baltimore and Washington?

• What hath God wrought

• Hello

• Testing 1 2 3

• Goodbye

Who is credited with the invention of Morse code?

• Stephen Gray

• William Gilbert

• Samuel Morse

• Heinrich Hertz

What discovery led to the invention of the telephone?

• Transistor

• Arc lighting

• Electromagnetic waves

• Microprocessor

Who was the first to obtain a patent for the telephone?

• Sir William Fothergill Cooke

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Charles Wheatstone

• Samuel Morse

What did Heinrich Hertz discover in 1887?

• Microprocessor

• Arc lighting

• Electromagnetic waves

• Transistor

Who is credited with the invention of the radio?

• Stephen Gray

• William Gilbert

• Samuel Morse

• Heinrich Hertz

What did Sir Humphry Davy discover in 1801?

• Arc lighting

• Electromagnetic waves

• Microprocessor

• Transistor