George Gabriel Stokes Based on supplemental handout

Sir George Gabriel Stokes was an English mathematician and physicist.

• An English mathematician and physicist

• A French chemist

• An Italian writer

• A German economist

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What field did George Gabriel Stokes contribute to?

• Fluid dynamics

• Astronomy

• Sociology

• Botany

Where was George Gabriel Stokes born?

• County Sligo, Ireland

• London, England

• Edinburgh, Scotland

• Cardiff, Wales

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Which university did George Gabriel Stokes attend?

• University of Cambridge

• Harvard University

• University of Oxford

• Stanford University

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One of the notable works of George Gabriel Stokes is:

• Stokes' Law

• Faraday's Law

• Newton's Laws of Motion

• Moore's Law

George Gabriel Stokes was known for his work in which areas?

• Fluid dynamics

• Optics

• Mathematics

• All of the above

True or False: George Gabriel Stokes was awarded the Royal Medal in 1852.

• True

• False

George Stokes was a British mathematician and physicist known for his major contributions to fluid dynamics, optics, and mathematical physics.

• He was a British mathematician and physicist known for his contributions to fluid dynamics, optics, and mathematical physics.

• He was a British poet famous for his literary work.

• He was an American inventor who improved the light bulb.

• He was a French chemist famous for discovering the periodic table.

George Stokes and Lord Kelvin had a relationship as colleagues in the scientific community.

• They were colleagues.

• They had no relationship.

• They were antagonists.

• They were family members.

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The significance of the 'Navier-Stokes equation' in fluid dynamics is that it provides a fundamental description of the motion of fluids.

• It provides a fundamental description of the motion of fluids.

• It is applicable only to static fluids.

• It is used exclusively for calculating the energy in fluids.

• It is an outdated model without real applications.