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Inventors of the thermionic valve

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

For how much money (in TL, with the current exchange rate) did De Forest sold the vacuum tube?

a)

6,442,211.56

b)

5,347,555.20

c)

4,478,955.01

d)

5,086,659.36

2.

Who first developed the idea of using the audion as an oscillator?

a)

Armstrong

b)

Whenelt

c)

Colpitts

d)

Stone Stone

3.

With which historical event is concurrent the death of Lieben?

a)

The Peloponnesian War

b)

The Russo-Japanese War

c)

World War II

d)

World War I

4.

Why is modulation with a train of coded pulses important?

a)

Digital modulation

b)

Information transmission

c)

All of the rest

d)

Carrying out zoom meetings

5.

Why does the dominance of thermion valves decrease starting in the 50s?

a)

Transistors

b)

The Space Race

c)

Quantum physics

d)

Development of lasers

6.

Which of the following has been possible before 1950 due to the audion?

a)

an iPhone

b)

Television

c)

Supercomputer

d)

Quantum computer

7.

Who first added a third terminal to Fleming's diode?

a)

Fleming himself

b)

H. D. Arnold

c)

John Stone Stone

d)

Robert von Lieben

8.

What did de Forest not do in his life?

a)

Inventions

b)

Getting arrested

c)

Taking a selfie

d)

Radio broadcasting

9.

What characteristics does the i-V relationship exhibit in Lieben's triode?

a)

Nonlinearity

b)

Linearity

10.

Trivia: Which is the very first music video played on MTV? (Hint: 1981)

a)

You Better Run

b)

Video Killed the Radio Star

c)

She Won't Dance with Me

d)

Iron Maiden