The Legacy of Robert Van de Graaff

The video discusses notable rethinkers, focusing on Robert Van de Graaff, an American physicist and inventor of the Van de Graaff generator. Born in 1901 in Alabama, he studied engineering and later pursued atomic physics in Paris. He completed his PhD at Oxford and developed the Van de Graaff generator in the 1930s. He worked at MIT and received the T. Bonner Prize in 1965. Van de Graaff's contributions to science continue to be recognized today.

What is Robert Van de Graaff best known for inventing?

• The steam engine

• The Van de Graaff generator

• The Tesla Coil

• The light bulb

Where did Robert Van de Graaff study engineering?

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology

• Harvard University

• University of Alabama

• Stanford University

Which famous scientist inspired Van de Graaff to pursue atomic physics?

• Albert Einstein

• Marie Curie

• Isaac Newton

• Niels Bohr

In which year did Van de Graaff complete his PhD?

• 1930

• 1935

• 1925

• 1928

What prestigious award did Van de Graaff receive in 1965?

• Fields Medal

• Pulitzer Prize

• T. Bonner Prize

• Nobel Prize