Biomedical Engineering
It will take you this many years to complete a ‘Bachelor of Engineering (Honors)/ Master of Biomedical Engineering’ at UNSW
What is 5 years?
These two branches of mechanics are concerned with bodies at rest and bodies in motion, respectively
What are static and dynamic mechanics?
Between the telephone and the light bulb, this was invented first
What is the telephone?
This American engineer and astronaut became the first person to walk on the Moon during NASA's Apollo 11 mission in 1969
Who is Neil Armstrong?
This ancient structure, built as a burial place for Pharaohs, is one of the Seven Wonders of the world
What are the Pyramids of Giza?
Diabetes develops due to a problem with this specific organ
What is the pancreas?
This fundamental law of electricity and magnetism states that the induced electromotive force (EMF) in any closed circuit is equal to the rate of change of magnetic flux through the circuit
What is Faraday's Law of Electromagnetic Induction?
The Wright Brothers invented this in 1903
What is an aeroplane?
This inventor is best known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current (AC) electrical supply system
Who is Nikola Tesla?
This large amphitheater, completed in AD 80, is known for hosting gladiatorial games and public spectacles
What is the Colosseum?
The human body has this many bones
What is 206?
This fundamental principle in electronics states that the current through a conductor between two points is directly proportional to the voltage across the two points
What is Ohm's Law?
This technology allows phones to connect to the internet without the use of cables and provides high-speed data over short distances
What is Wi-Fi?
This American inventor and businessman is credited with inventing the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and the long-lasting, practical electric light bulb
Who is Thomas Edison?
This large ancient temple completed in 438 BC, is dedicated to the goddess Athena
What is the Parthenon?
The name for this disease stems from the medieval term that means ‘bad air’
What is malaria?
This law states that stress is directly proportional to strain
What is Hooke’s Law?
This is the full name for the LHC, the world’s largest machine
What is the Large Hadron Collider?
This Polish-born scientist and chemist made groundbreaking discoveries in radioactivity and was the first person to win two Nobel Prizes in different scientific fields
Who is Marie Curie?
This 17th-century Mughal mausoleum is renowned for its white marble dome and intricate inlay work of precious stones
What is the Taj Mahal?
This is the rarest blood type
What is AB-?
This fundamental engineering concept refers to the tendency of a material to deform irreversibly under stress, typically characterized by a permanent change in shape or size
What is plasticity?
This groundbreaking gene-editing technology, known for its precision in altering DNA sequences and correcting genetic defects, is often referred to by its acronym
What is CRISPR?
This polymath is credited for the invention of the parachute
Who is Leonardo da Vinci?
Completed in 1889 for the World’s Fair, this iron lattice tower was initially criticized by some of leading artists and intellectuals but is now a global cultural icon
What is the Eiffel Tower?