Famous People
Revolutionary Inventions
Medical Inventions
Scientific Inventions
Social Inventions
100

Who invented the first flying machine?

The Wright Brothers

100

What two resources ran the machines in the industry?

Coal and Steam

100

What theory did Louis Pasteur develop?

The Germ Theory of Disease
100

Who invented the theory of Natural Selection?

Charles Darwin

100

What is psychology?

The study of the human mind and behavior

200

Who invented the phonograph and light bulb?

Thomas Edison

200

Where did the first flying machine take off from?

Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

200

What did Pasteur also discover after he studied microorganisms under a microscope?

Heat kills bacteria

200

Who created the Periodic Table?

Dmitri Mendeleev

200

How did the study of human society and behavior in a scientific way, impact society?

Produced new discoveries about past and global cultures

300

Where were the Wright Brothers from?

Dayton, Ohio

300

Why was Guglielmo Marconi’s invention so important at the time?

Sent messages in Morse Code

300

What was developed to stop diseases like Typhus, Typhoid Fever, Diphtheria, and Yellow Fever?

Vaccines

300

What theory did Gregor Mendel invent?

Theory of Genetics

300

Who was Ivan Pavlov?

A Russian psychologist who believed that human reactions were impulsive and could change over time (obedience).

400

Who made automation of automobiles more efficient and cheaper?

Henry Ford

400

What country first created automobiles?

Germany

400

What did cities build to stop public insanitation?

Sewer systems and plumbing

400

Who created the first Atomic Theory?

John Dalton

400

Who believed that unconscious forces such as suppressed memories, desires, and impulses shape behavior?

Sigmund Freud

500

What was Alexander Graham Bell’s job?

A teacher of deaf students

500

How long did it take American Assembly Line Workers to assemble the Model T Ford?

2 Hours

500

What percent of Lister's patients survived after he found the solution to infections?

85%

500

What year did Marie Curie give "radioactivity" its name?

1898

500

How were the theories of Freud and Pavlov extremely influential during the 19th century?

It challenged the belief that humans could perfect themselves and society through reason