1950s science
The interstate highway system came about during who's presidency?
Eisenhower
What was the number of the Apollo mission that landed on the moon?
11
How fast could the Concorde jets fly?
Mach 2.02 or 1,330 mph
when a lake shifts, releasing poisonous carbon dioxide, the process is known as a......
Limnic eruption
Who wrote the science law 'for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction'?
Newton
The first effective polio vaccine was developed in what year?
1952
the world's most powerful earthquake happened in what country?
Chile
What year did Amtrak begin service?
1971
halleys comet was last visible on earth in what years?
1985-1986
Which mathematician first said the world wasn't flat, but a sphere?
Pythagoras
in 1957 the Soviet union launched _____ as the first artificial satellite.
sputnik
When was Kevlar invented?
1965
by 1972 what percent of American homes had color TV?
50%
who desovered DNA profiling?
Alec Jeffreys
What is the name for a pivot on which a lever turns?
Fulcrum
What is the name of the first dog in space
Laika
Who preformed the first human-to-human heart transplant?
Dr. Christiaan Barnard
What year was smallpox eradicated?
1977
ARPANET expanded to civilian use in what year?
1981
Which science term means an observation which differs from expectations?
Anomaly
what was the original purpose of the US interstate highway system?
National defense
The worlds first heart transplant involved putting the heart of what animal into a human?
Chimpanzee
In what country was the last reported case of smallpox?
Somalia
DNA profiling was first used in a criminal case in what year?
1987
What is the name of the fundamental unit of temperature?
Kelvin