Famous Inventors and Discoverers

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Who invented the light bulb?

  1. Thomas Edison

  2. Nikola Tesla

  3. Benjamin Franklin

  4. Alexander Graham Bell


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Thomas Edison is credited with inventing the first practical light bulb in 1879.

Who discovered the laws of motion?

  1. Isaac Newton

  2. Albert Einstein

  3. Galileo Galilei

  4. Johannes Kepler


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Isaac Newton formulated the three laws of motion in the 17th century, which laid the foundation for classical mechanics.

Who invented the telephone?

  1. Alexander Graham Bell

  2. Thomas Edison

  3. Nikola Tesla

  4. Guglielmo Marconi


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Alexander Graham Bell is credited with inventing the first practical telephone in 1876.

Who discovered the structure of DNA?

  1. James Watson and Francis Crick

  2. Rosalind Franklin

  3. Maurice Wilkins

  4. Erwin Chargaff


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

James Watson and Francis Crick discovered the double helix structure of DNA in 1953, revolutionizing our understanding of genetics.

Who invented the printing press?

  1. Johannes Gutenberg

  2. William Caxton

  3. Aldus Manutius

  4. Robert Estienne


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press in the 15th century, enabling mass production of books and revolutionizing the spread of knowledge.

Who discovered the periodic table of elements?

  1. Dmitri Mendeleev

  2. John Newlands

  3. Antoine Lavoisier

  4. Jöns Jakob Berzelius


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Dmitri Mendeleev published the first periodic table of elements in 1869, organizing known elements based on their properties and atomic weights.

Who invented the steam engine?

  1. Thomas Savery

  2. Thomas Newcomen

  3. James Watt

  4. Richard Trevithick


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Thomas Savery invented the first steam engine in 1698, which was used to pump water out of mines.

Who discovered the electron?

  1. J.J. Thomson

  2. Robert Millikan

  3. Ernest Rutherford

  4. Niels Bohr


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

J.J. Thomson discovered the electron in 1897 through his experiments with cathode rays.

Who invented the airplane?

  1. Wright Brothers

  2. Samuel Langley

  3. Gustave Whitehead

  4. Alberto Santos-Dumont


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Wright Brothers, Orville and Wilbur, are credited with building and flying the first successful airplane in 1903.

Who discovered the theory of relativity?

  1. Albert Einstein

  2. Isaac Newton

  3. Galileo Galilei

  4. Johannes Kepler


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Albert Einstein developed the theory of relativity in the early 20th century, revolutionizing our understanding of space, time, and gravity.

Who invented the computer?

  1. Charles Babbage

  2. Ada Lovelace

  3. Alan Turing

  4. John Atanasoff and Clifford Berry


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Charles Babbage is considered the father of the computer for his design of the Analytical Engine in the 19th century.

Who discovered the germ theory of disease?

  1. Louis Pasteur

  2. Robert Koch

  3. Joseph Lister

  4. Ignaz Semmelweis


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Louis Pasteur's experiments in the 19th century provided strong evidence for the germ theory of disease, revolutionizing medical practices.

Who invented the radio?

  1. Guglielmo Marconi

  2. Nikola Tesla

  3. Alexander Graham Bell

  4. Thomas Edison


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Guglielmo Marconi is credited with inventing the first practical radio system in the late 19th century.

Who discovered the planet Pluto?

  1. Clyde Tombaugh

  2. Percival Lowell

  3. Gerard Kuiper

  4. Robert Harrington


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Clyde Tombaugh discovered Pluto in 1930 after a systematic search initiated by Percival Lowell.

Who invented the World Wide Web?

  1. Tim Berners-Lee

  2. Vinton Cerf

  3. Robert Kahn

  4. Leonard Kleinrock


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web in 1989, revolutionizing the way we access and share information.

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