Quiz on George Gabriel Stokes

What was George Gabriel Stokes' nationality?

• Irish

• Scottish

• Welsh

• American

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What was George Gabriel Stokes' religious stance?

• Evangelical Protestant

• Catholic

• Jewish

• Atheist

Who was George Gabriel Stokes' academic advisor?

• William Hopkins

• Isaac Newton

• Albert Einstein

• James Clerk Maxwell

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What field did George Gabriel Stokes contribute to significantly?

• Fluid dynamics

• Quantum mechanics

• Astrophysics

• Biochemistry

What was George Gabriel Stokes' notable academic position?

• Secretary of the Royal Society

• President of the United States

• Prime Minister of the UK

• Chancellor of Germany

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What prevented Stokes from continuing at Pembroke after his marriage?

• Rule barring married fellows

• Lack of funding

• Health issues

• Administrative duties

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Who often consulted Stokes due to a lack of mathematical skills?

• William Crookes

• Francis Newman

• Lord Kelvin

• Mary Susannah Robinson

Who was a close associate of Stokes and discovered the somewhat obscure work of George Green?

• Albert Einstein

• Lord Kelvin

• Isaac Newton

• James Clerk Maxwell

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What was one of the main topics of Stokes's first published papers?

• Quantum mechanics

• Incompressible fluids

• Electromagnetism

• Thermodynamics

What did Stokes's work on fluid motion and viscosity lead to?

• The discovery of the electron

• The calculation of terminal velocity for a sphere

• The development of the steam engine

• The invention of the light bulb