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Who was the first computer programmer?
Ada Lovelace
What two people created the Eniac, Binac, and Univac?
John Mauchly and J. Presper Eckert
Where was the first printing press invented? (Including city)
Mainz, Germany
What is the diameter of the circular opening in the pantheon?
Twenty-seven feet
Who took credit for creating the Harvard Mark I?
Howard Aiken
Who sent the first telegram?
Professor (Samuel) Morse
Who is depicted at the center of Masaccio's Holy Trinity?
Jesus Christ
Who invented the first successful cash register?
James Ritty
What temperature is stoneware fired at?
1100-1250°F
Who pirated the movie "A Trip to the Moon" and sold it in the U.S.?
Thomas Edison
What was the first minicomputer?
PDP-8
Who made the robot Baxter?
Rodney Brooks
Who invented the color wheel?
Miguel Eugene Chevreul
Year of the first film premiers (In Berlin and Paris)
1895
In Dune, the Duke dies trying to kill who?
Baron Harkonnen
What was the first PDA?
Psion Organizer II
Who wrote the poem "I Sing The Body Electric!"?
Walt Whitman
Who devised the "false Maria" robot in "Metropolis?"
Rotwang
Year of the first impressionist exhibition
1874
What specific type of car did John Chamberlain destroy in Larry River's backyard?
1929 Ford Pie Wagon
What organization held the first international software engineering conference?
NATO
Who was the original owner of the Old Manse home, later rented by Nathaniel Hawthorne?
Ralph Waldo Emerson
What 2 early surround sound systems relied on a magnetic playback system?
Cinemascope and Todd-AO
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Why was Rappaccini dangerous according to professor Baglioni?
He cared more about science than people