Katherine Johnson
Albert Einstein
Al Khwarizmi
Isaac Newton
General Culture
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When did she die?

she died in 2020

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Where was he born?

He was born in Germany, in Ulm.

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When was he born? (20y approximation)

He was born in 780

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How many times was he married?

He never got married.

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Which scientist did Einstein help?

He helped Oppenheimer.

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What was her first occupation?

She taught maths, French and music

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When was he born?

he was born in 1879

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Name the 2 fields he is famous for.

Mathematics and astonomy

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He was born on December 25, 1642... or January 4, 1643. How can you explain this information?

When Newton was born, England was using a different calendar than the rest of Europe that's why there are two dates.

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Was Einstein THE person to live with?

No he wasn't!

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Which University did she attend?

She attended West Virginia university

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What do you know about his personal life (2 info)?

He had a habit of infidelity and was not a good father.

300

In the 12th century, what did a second work by al-Khwārizmī introduce?

It introduced Hindu-Arabic numerals

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Where did Isaac Newton study?

He studied at Trinity College, Cambridge

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How many siblings did K. Johnson have?

She was the youngest of 4 children... so 3!

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What was her nickname?

She was called a 'computer'

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What were his main values?

He defended Peace, Education and Civil Rights

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Name the place he worked in in Bagdad.

He worked in the House of Wisdom (with other scholars)

400

Name 2 of Newton's Laws of Motion

  • Every object in a state of uniform motion will remain in that state of motion unless an external force acts on it.
  • Force equals mass times acceleration [ ].
  • For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
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Which president gave Katherine Johnson The Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2015.

Barack Obama did.

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What's her major achievement  during Alan Shepherd's 1961 mission?

She helped NASA send astronauts to the moon and return them safely home.

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Why was 1905 a particularly important year for him?

Einstein wrote papers that revolutionized Physics.

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What mathematical concept has been derived from his name?

It is ALGORITHM.

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What myth should we debunk aout him?

There was no apple!

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Where was I. Newton buried?

Newton was buried in Westminster Abbey on 28th March 1727 .

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