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Inventions
Names
Dates
Concepts
100
Thomas Edison invented what?
Lightbulb
100
Who created the idea of the assembly line?
Henry Ford
100
In what century did the industrial revolution begin?
19th Century
100
Name 3 fields of engineering.
We'll be the judge of that.
200
What popular device used all over the world was invented in 1979?
Mobile phone (cell phone)
200
What invention did Alexander Graham Bell invent?
Telephone (aka "talking machine")
200
When did we first land on the moon?
1969
200
What is the acceleration due to gravity on Earth?
Acceleration due to gravity on Earth is 9.81m/s^2
300
Who invented one of the first standard helicopters during the European Renaissance?
Leonardo da Vinci
300
Who invented the Cotton Gin? AND what century?
Eli Whitney and 18th century (1793)
300
In what decade did Thomas Edison die?
1930's
300
What is Newton's third law?
For every force, there is an equal and opposite force
400
What century did Johannes Gutenberg invent the printing press?
15th century
400
What is Thomas Edison's middle name?
Alva
400
In what decade did the wright brothers first take flight?
1900's
400
What field of engineering deals mainly with motion and movements? (such as hydraulics)
Mechanical Engineering
500
What computer language was invented in 1995?
Java
500
What was the name of the man Thomas Edison mentored for several years (the same man who created alternating current)?
Nikola Tesla
500
When was Isaac Newton alive?
1600's
500
What does the constant "c" represent in Einstein's equation E=mc^2?
The "c" stands for the speed of light (186,000 miles per second)