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Scientists & Inventors .. and mathematicians, etc.

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1 trivia quiz  The Story of Invention coolicon
This quiz contains short excerpts from the lives of ten great scientists. Each excerpt provides an insight into the lives of the people who have made this world what it is.
 Average 10Q
3435 plays
 Nov 12 04
Shrivats
2 trivia quiz  The Story of Invention II icon
As they say, Science is eternal. Here's one more quiz on the lives of great scientists of the past, who have changed the way we lead our lives. Each question contains a short excerpt from the life of a great scientist.
 Tough 10Q
2577 plays
 Dec 16 04
Shrivats
3 trivia quiz  The Death of a Mathematician icon
In addition to interesting proofs and theorems, mathematics has been the scene of many interesting deaths, some of which have become lost in the fabric of legend.
 Difficult 10Q
1956 plays
 Jul 25 02
kevinatilusa
4 trivia quiz  Scientists are Human too icon
Scientists and natural philosophers throughout the ages have discovered some amazing things, but every now and then some of them come up with something strange and out of the blue or suffered the at wicked hand of irony. After all they are human, too.
 Tough 10Q
432 plays
 Aug 13 08
skilburn gold
5 trivia quiz  Nobel Prizes in Physics icon
X-Radiation and the Nobel Prize in Physics
 Average 10Q
120 plays
 Aug 12 08
UncleHern
6 trivia quiz  Famous Poles I: Nicholas Copernicus icon
Hello everyone! This is my first quiz of a planned long series of famous Poles! This one is on Copernicus, one of the fathers of astronomy.
 Tough 10Q
171 plays
 Jun 18 07
PolskaMan
7 trivia quiz  Fred Lawrence Whipple icon
Fred Lawrence Whipple was the son of a farmer. He was born in Red Oak, Iowa, on November 5, 1906. He died on August 30, 2004. He was a famous American astronomer. Take the quiz to learn more about him.
 Tough 10Q
102 plays
 Mar 06 07
almach
8 trivia quiz  Cecilia Helena Payne-Gaposchkin icon
Cecilia Helena Payne-Gaposchkin is another female astronomer that is relatively unknown. Take this quiz to learn about her contributions.
 Tough 10Q
87 plays
 Mar 02 07
almach
9 trivia quiz  Edwin Powell Hubble icon
Edwin Powell Hubble was born on November 29, 1889 in Marshfield, Missouri. Most people have heard of the Hubble Space Telescope. What do you know about the man it is named after?
 Tough 10Q
111 plays
 Feb 19 07
ALMACH
10 trivia quiz  Telescope Builders, Alvan Clark & Sons icon
Alvan Clark and his two sons, Alvan Graham and George Bassett, were responsible for building quality telescopes during the last half of the 19th century and into the 20th century. What do you know about them?
 Average 10Q
93 plays
 Feb 06 07
almach
11 trivia quiz  Astronomer Annie Jump Cannon icon
Annie Jump Cannon was born on December 11, 1863 and died on April 13, 1941. She was a very famous astronomer who is unfortunately, not well known. Hopefully, this quiz will help to change that.
 Tough 10Q
126 plays
 Feb 02 07
almach
12 trivia quiz  Amazing Inventors of Ordinary Things coolicon
A quiz for those who made life so much easier and made us think, 'Why didn't I think of that?'
 Average 15Q
687 plays
 Nov 01 07
Oddball
13 trivia quiz  The Greatest Canadian Invention coolicon
In January 2007, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) showed the television series "The Greatest Canadian Invention". The top 50 inventions were shown. This quiz outlines those inventions. Good luck!
 Tough 15Q
258 plays
 Aug 05 07
apathy100
14 trivia quiz  The Life of Jane Goodall coolicon
Jane Goodall has greatly impacted the world with her research and contribution to the world. How much do you know of her life before and after her trip to Africa?
 Average 10Q
207 plays
 Jan 07 07
polly5
15 trivia quiz  Louis Braille coolicon
How much do you know about the man who invented a method of reading and writing for the blind?
 Difficult 10Q
210 plays
 Oct 05 07
urlybird
16 trivia quiz  Sir Joseph Lister coolicon
Sir Joseph Lister is called the father of modern antisepsis. (April 5, 1827 - Feb. 10, 1912)
 Tough 10Q
183 plays
 Oct 13 07
myrab51 gold
17 trivia quiz  Math's Greatest Minds coolicon
Working with a infinitely large set of numbers, mathematicians are able to prove some of the most insane concepts. See if you know the great minds behind some of the concepts we learn of and use today.
 Difficult 10Q
540 plays
 Apr 23 07
dijonmustard
18 trivia quiz  The Story of Invention III coolicon
Sir Isaac Newton attributed his greatness to the fact that he "stood on the shoulders of giants." The world today, is truly what the efforts of the men and the women of science of the the past have made it. Let us honour them.
 Tough 10Q
399 plays
 Jan 06 05
Shrivats
19 trivia quiz  Scientists Who Changed the World coolicon
Random facts about scientists who made a big impact on the way we live today.
 Average 10Q
1080 plays
 Apr 17 07
candii-dreamz
20 trivia quiz  Who Deserves Credit? coolicon
While scientists like Darwin, Galileo and Watt get all the credit in the history books, the individuals below live in relative obscurity. This quiz gives some true innovators a chance to shine...see if you can identify them!
 Very Difficult 10Q
444 plays
 Aug 03 03
thejazzkickazz gold
21 trivia quiz  The Father of FM Radio icon
A 'rite of passage' in my youth was going to "The Haunted House" near the Amstrong tower in Alpine, NJ. But who was E.H. Armstrong? And why is he such a big part of your life? If you like the quiz, please rate it. If not, please let me know why.
 Tough 10Q
159 plays
 May 27 07
CariM0952 gold
22 trivia quiz  Behind the Constants icon
These ten physical and mathematical constants shape our world, but the minds behind them are less well-known. If there's one thing that's constant in all this, it's that famous scientists don't lead boring lives!
 Average 10Q
498 plays
 Nov 08 05
CellarDoor editor
23 trivia quiz  The Story of Invention: IV icon
"History is the essence of innumerable biographies". In this, the fourth edition of "The Story of Invention", identify the scientist in each question, on the basis of a short excerpt from his life.
 Tough 10Q
279 plays
 Dec 18 05
Shrivats
24 trivia quiz  Ancient Ionian Scientists icon
The world's first known group of natural scientists were active in Ionian Greece in ancient times. Here are some questions regarding these obscure but very important individuals...have a look!
 Very Difficult 5Q
687 plays
 Jan 05 01
thejazzkickazz gold
25 trivia quiz  Behind the Units: Electromagnetism icon
Some scientific units - like the meter - aren't named after anybody in particular. Others, though, are named to honor hard work and brilliant contributions. I describe the scientist and work in electromagnetism - you name the unit (not the abbreviation).
 Difficult 10Q
261 plays
 Feb 16 02
CellarDoor editor
26 trivia quiz  Great Figures of Ancient Science icon
I have selected here some fascinating facts about some of the great scientists, some well-known and some not so well-known, from both the ancient and medieval world. Please feel free to peruse this quiz and learn...
 Very Difficult 10Q
423 plays
 Jun 30 03
thejazzkickazz gold
27 trivia quiz  Fun with Famous Scientists
Intended for laypersons. A light quiz on the discoveries of famous scientists, moderately easy but varied. One answer from each question is for fun only. Enjoy!
 Average 20Q
2796 plays
 Jun 30 00
dr_vitz
28 trivia quiz  Later Ionian Scientists
More ancient Ionian scientists. Hope you learn something.
 Very Difficult 5Q
219 plays
 Jan 05 01
thejazzkickazz gold
29 trivia quiz  Women Are Mathematicians Too! icon
Women have had huge influences in the field of mathematics - it's just that Einstein and Euclid get all the attention. This quiz is one math teacher's small attempt to help set the record straight.
 Difficult 10Q
177 plays
 Sep 21 04
3thornes
30 trivia quiz  Early Astronomers One icon
I will ask you a question on an accomplishment in Astronomy (pre 20th Century), and you determine who did it.
 Tough 10Q
525 plays
 Aug 18 01
almach
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Some sample questions from this category:

* Who invented a modern, moveable type printing press?
* Who invented the cotton gin?
* Who invented the internal combustion engine?
* Who invented the first practical steam engine?
* Hypatia (370-415 AD) is the first female mathematician we know by name. But how did she die?
* Alan Turing was the man who cracked Enigma, made great contributions to computer science, and then killed himself in 1954. Many speculate that his sudden behavior was due to the drugs he had been taking for what condition?
* Georg Cantor's greatest contribution to mathematics was probably his Diagonal Method, which has been borrowed to prove, among other things, the impossibility of a solution to the halting problem. What did Cantor use this method to prove?
* Kurt Goedel is famous for proving the incompleteness of mathematics. Once again (I'm not really this morbid, I swear), how did he die?
* Sticking with Goedel, which of the following oddities about Goedel is false?
* What is the claim to fame of Hippasus of Metapontum?
* She is famous for her study of early human fossils.
* He is famous for inventing the calculating machine.
* He is noted to have said the following quote: 'Give me a place to stand, and I will move the Earth.'
* She had Nobel laureate parents, a physicist daughter, and along with her husband demonstrated the creation of an isotope of Nitrogen. What was her first name?
* She is famous for completing work on the Brooklyn Bridge.
* He is known for his 'germ theory of disease.'
* He was a Physics Nobel Prize Laureate in 1903.
* Who was the first woman to enroll in a medical school in the United States and receive her M.D. degree?
* Which physicians are credited with the discovery and isolation of insulin in the pancreas of animals and then used it to treat patients with diabetes?
* Who discovered streptomycin, the first antibiotic effective for the treatment of tuberculosis, for which he was named Nobel Laureate in Medicine in 1952?

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