HKN
This professor is our faculty advisor.
Professor Joseph Zambreno
Along with Steve Jobs, he co-founded Apple computers.
Steve Wozniak
Moore’s Law states this about microchips.
They double in power every 18 to 24 months.
Who are the swans living on lake LaVerne?
Lancelot and Elaine
According to urban legend, which animal lives in the sewers of New York City?
Alligators
What year did Eta Kappa Nu become a unit of IEEE?
2010
Who is credited with designing the first programmable computer in the 19th century?
Charles Babbage
This state was home to the first ever laser.
California.
What is the oldest structure on campus?
The Farm House.
Which poison do apple seeds contain?
Cyanide
What campus hosted the first HKN chapter?
The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
This is widely considered the first microprocessor.
Intel 4004 chip.
Who made the first electric light?
Humphry Davy
What year was Coover hall built?
1950
What is the only king in a deck of cards without a moustache?
King of Hearts
This word was used to derive the greek letters "Eta" "Kappa and "Nu".
"electron"
What government agency started a research program that lead to the internet?
DARPA
The word "Engineer" means what in Latin?
"Cleverness"
Music hall was recently renamed to honor this person.
Simon Estes
Nintendo made these before making video games.
Playing cards.
Who was the original inventor of the Wheatstone Bridge?
Samuel Hunter Christie
Before electronic computers, what was the term "computer" used for?
People performing math calculations.
The first engineer known by name, builder of the Step Pyramid Djoser.
Imhotep
Who is the current player of the Campanile bells?
Professor Tin-shi Tam
What is the little dot above a lowercase "i" or "j" called?
Tittle