History of Science
This scientist is known as the “father of evolution” for his work on natural selection.
Who is Charles Darwin?
This is the name of the galaxy that contains our solar system.
What is the Milky Way?
Mushrooms are not plants — they belong to this biological kingdom.
What is the fungi kingdom?
This experiment tested obedience to authority by having participants deliver (fake) shocks to others.
What is the Milgram experiment?
How many STS semifinalists were there this year?
2
He developed the first widely accepted model of the atom with electrons in quantized energy levels.
Who is Niels Bohr?
This theoretical substance is believed to make up about 27% of the universe’s mass-energy content but does not emit light.
What is dark matter?
This process allows fungi to break down dead organic matter and recycle nutrients in ecosystems.
What is decomposition?
This experiment in the 1930s demonstrated that light can behave as both a wave and a particle.
What is the double-slit experiment?
10
This computer scientist created TeX, the typesetting system that LaTeX is built on.
Who is Donald Knuth?
This type of star explosion can briefly outshine an entire galaxy.
What is a supernova?
The main body of a fungus lives underground in a network of thread-like structures called this.
What is mycelium?
This 1971 experiment simulated a prison environment to study behavior and authority, ending early due to extreme reactions.
What is the Stanford Prison Experiment?
How many STS semifinalists have their been since ASR founding in 2019?
6
This scientist first used the term “cell” after observing cork.
Who is Robert Hooke?
This term describes the point of no return around a black hole.
What is the event horizon?
This tiny reproductive structure allows fungi to disperse and grow new individuals, often carried by wind, water, or animals.
What is a spore?
This 1911 experiment measured the tiny gravitational attraction between lead spheres to calculate Earth’s mass.
What is the Cavendish experiment?
How many ISEF Finalists (13 from NYC annually) have their been in ASR history
4
This physicist’s experiments with cathode rays led to the discovery of the electron in 1897.
Who is J. J. Thomson?
These objects orbit the Sun beyond Neptune and include Pluto.
What are Kuiper Belt objects?
Some fungi form symbiotic relationships with algae to create these organisms.
What are lichens?
This experiment used dogs to study conditioned responses, like ringing a bell before feeding.
What is Pavlov’s classical conditioning experiment?
How many publications in peer-reviewed papers have their been since ASR founding in 2019?
3
(this # may be outdated from the ASR website so check current count with Mr. Yashin)