Emirati Innovators
Great Innovators
Great Inventions
Arab Inventors & Inventions
UAE Innovations
100
A young Emirati male invented a device to monitor student tardiness (eStudents).
a. Khalifa Al Romaithi
b. Ahmed Al Mazrouie
c. Adeeb Sulaiman Al Baloushi
Khalifa Al Romaithi
100
He is an artist, a scientist, and an inventor.
Leonardo Da Vinci
100
Before its invention in 3500 B.C., humans were severely limited in how much stuff we could transport over land.
Clue: It is round.
the wheel
100
Now the Western world's favorite drink, coffee was first brewed in this country around the 9th century.
a. Egypt
b. Yemen
c. Turkey
Yemen
100
Established in 2006, this "city" is a global leader in renewable energy and sustainable urban development.
Masdar City
200
First Emirati woman with US patent for her foot-controlled car, designed for people with no arms to help them drive.
a) Fatima Alkaabi
b) Maitha Al Zaabi
c) Reem Almarzooqi
Reem Almarzooqi
200
Shrewd businessman who invented the phonograph and the light bulb.
Thomas Edison
200
Without this, civilization would surely crumble. This key invention dates back more than 2,000 years to the Ancient Roman period.
Clue: Used in construction and carpentry.
the nail
200
In the 9th century he designed a winged apparatus, roughly resembling a bird costume.
a. Leonardo Da Vinci
b. Icarus
c. Abbas Ibn Firnas
Abbas Ibn Firnas
200
The largest single-site solar park in the world based on the Independent Power Producer (IPP) model. Clue: Located in Dubai.
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park
300
Female Emirati innovator who used Microsoft PowerPoint to create architectural designs for homes.
a) Mouza Alblooshi
b) Fatima Jasem Al Zaabi
c) Maitha Alkaabi
Fatima Jasem Al Zaabi
300
He invented the pulley, the lever, the screw and the catapult. Clue: Greek Mathematician, physical law of buoyancy
Archimedes
300
The Chinese invented this sometime between the 9th and 11th century; it was made of lodestone, a naturally-magnetized iron ore.
Clue: Used by travelers on land and at sea.
the compass
300
The word algebra comes from the title of a Persian mathematician's famous 9th century treatise "Kitab al-Jabr Wa l-Mugabala" which translates roughly as "The Book of Reasoning and Balancing." Who is he?
a. Al-Khwarizmi
b. Ibn Sina
c. Ibn Battuta
Muhammad Ibn Musa Al-Khawarizmi
300
The United Arab Emirates Space Agency (UAESA) is the space agency of the UAE created in 2014 to develop sustainable and world-class space projects in the UAE. In its Mission to Mars, what is the name of the probe that will be sent to that planet?
The Hope Probe
400
Head of the mechanical engineering department at UAEU with patents from UK and US for the first artificial biological liver.
a. Ahmed Al Mazrouie
b. Amer Al Jabri
c. Ali Al Naqbi
Dr. Ali Al Naqbi
400
Invented the alternating current, the modern electric motor, and remote controlled boats. Clue: Serbian-American, famous for his coil.
Nikola Tesla
400
German Johannes Gutenberg invented this around 1440 which led to the rapid and widespread dissemination of knowledge for the first time in history.
Clue: pamphlets and books
the printing press
400
She built the world’s first university — the University of al-Qarawiyyin (or Karueein) — in 859 AD in Fez (which is now Morocco). Subjects taught included Islamic Studies, Mathematics, Medicine, and Astronomy. According to UNESCO and Guinness World Records, it is the oldest operating university and home to one of the oldest libraries on earth. Who was the founder?
a) Mariam Al-Ijliya
b) Fatima Al Fihri
c) Mariam Azeezi
Fatima Al-Fihri
400
This mobile based digital identity, accessed through a smartphone application, enables all registered individuals to access government services and allows you to digitally sign documents and transactions, and store government issued credentials and documents to use in recurring transactions. What is the app called?
UAE Pass
500
He invented the award winning ‘E7 Reader’, a high-tech method to detect passport fraud.
a. Ahmed Al Mazrouie
b. Amer Al Jabri
c. Ali Al Naqbi
Amer Al Jabri
500
He invented the Internet. Clue: He is still alive today!
Tim Berners-Lee
500
Alexander Graham Bell was the first to be awarded a patent for this invention that changed communications and business.
Clue: Ring tone
the telephone
500
The greatest surgeon of the Middle Ages, he wrote a 30-volume encyclopedia of medical practices, and also invented over two hundred surgical instruments, most of which are still in use today, like scalpels, pincers, and the forceps. What is his name?
a) Al-Zahrawi
b) Al-Khawarizmi
c) Al-Ketbi
Al-Zahrawi (936–1013 AD)
500
In the Expo 2020, which pavilion can you experience the future of commercial aviation and learn, experiment and engage with future technologies and innovations.
Emirates Pavilion
