Biomedical Engineering
Engineering Fundamentals
Innovative Technologies
Famous Engineerers and Inventors
Historical Feats
100

It will take you this many years to complete a ‘Bachelor of Engineering (Honors)/ Master of Biomedical Engineering’ at UNSW

What is 5 years?

100

These two branches of mechanics are concerned with bodies at rest and bodies in motion, respectively

What are static and dynamic mechanics?

100

Between the telephone and the light bulb, this was invented first

What is the telephone?

100

This American engineer and astronaut became the first person to walk on the Moon during NASA's Apollo 11 mission in 1969

Who is Neil Armstrong?

100

This ancient structure, built as a burial place for Pharaohs, is one of the Seven Wonders of the world

What are the Pyramids of Giza?

200

Diabetes develops due to a problem with this specific organ

What is the pancreas?

200

This fundamental law of electricity and magnetism states that the induced electromotive force (EMF) in any closed circuit is equal to the rate of change of magnetic flux through the circuit

What is Faraday's Law of Electromagnetic Induction?

200

The Wright Brothers invented this in 1903

What is an aeroplane?

200

This inventor is best known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current (AC) electrical supply system

Who is Nikola Tesla?

200

This large amphitheater, completed in AD 80, is known for hosting gladiatorial games and public spectacles

What is the Colosseum?

300

The human body has this many bones

What is 206?

300

This fundamental principle in electronics states that the current through a conductor between two points is directly proportional to the voltage across the two points

What is Ohm's Law?

300

This technology allows phones to connect to the internet without the use of cables and provides high-speed data over short distances

What is Wi-Fi?

300

This American inventor and businessman is credited with inventing the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and the long-lasting, practical electric light bulb

Who is Thomas Edison?

300

This large ancient temple completed in 438 BC, is dedicated to the goddess Athena

What is the Parthenon?

400

The name for this disease stems from the medieval term that means ‘bad air’

What is malaria?

400

This law states that stress is directly proportional to strain

What is Hooke’s Law?

400

This is the full name for the LHC, the world’s largest machine

What is the Large Hadron Collider?

400

This Polish-born scientist and chemist made groundbreaking discoveries in radioactivity and was the first person to win two Nobel Prizes in different scientific fields

Who is Marie Curie?

400

This 17th-century Mughal mausoleum is renowned for its white marble dome and intricate inlay work of precious stones

What is the Taj Mahal?

500

This is the rarest blood type

What is AB-?

500

This fundamental engineering concept refers to the tendency of a material to deform irreversibly under stress, typically characterized by a permanent change in shape or size

What is plasticity?

500

This groundbreaking gene-editing technology, known for its precision in altering DNA sequences and correcting genetic defects, is often referred to by its acronym

What is CRISPR?

500

This polymath is credited for the invention of the parachute

Who is Leonardo da Vinci?

500

Completed in 1889 for the World’s Fair, this iron lattice tower was initially criticized by some of leading artists and intellectuals but is now a global cultural icon

What is the Eiffel Tower?