Science in Belarus
Nobel Prize
The future of science
Quotes
100
The National Academy of Sciences was founded in…
1929
100
Zhores Alfyorov
100
Complete the sentence with the correct future form (will / going to / present continuous):
“Scientists believe they _____ (find) a solution to plastic pollution within the next decade.”
will find
100
Who owns these words about science and technology?
The characteristic of scientiû c progress is our knowing that we did not know.
Gaston Bachelard
200
… of the scientists have a postgraduate degree, with over 600 Doctors of Sciences (= Prof.) and more than 2800 Candidates of sciences (= Ph.D.).
26000
200
In which year did Zhores Alferov receive the Nobel Prize, and which country did he represent at the time of the award?
He received the prize in 2000 and represented Russia
200
Rewrite the sentence using a modal verb of possibility:
“It is possible that humans will live on Mars.”
Humans may / might live on Mars.
200
Who owns these words about science and tecnology?
The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom. hnology?
Isaac Asimov
300
Belarusian … are famous for winning medals at science Olympiads and contests.
students
300
Who was the first citizen of sovereign Belarus to win a Nobel Prize, and in which category?
Svetlana Alexievich
300
Match the words on the left with their definitions on the right.
1. breakthrough; 2. sustainable; 3. biotechnology; 4. innovation; 5. ethical
a. the use of living organisms to make useful products ; b. a major discovery or achievement ; c. able to continue without harming the environment ; d. the introduction of something new ; e. relating to moral principles
1-b, 2-c, 3-a, 4-d, 5-e
300
Who owns these words about science and technology?
I’m not sure what solutions we’ll find to deal with all our environmental problems, but I’m sure of this: they will be products of technology.
George M. Keller
400
...have been recently dominating in international programming competitions and championships.
Belarusian
400
Which American economist, born in Pinsk in 1901, won the Nobel Prize for transforming economics into an empirical science?
Simon Kuznets
400
Scientists are conducting study into gene therapy. → __________
research
400
Who owns these words about science and technology?
The science of today is the technology of tomorrow.
Edward Teller
500
Young people over 29 make … of the researchers.
quarter
500
The 1965 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to Richard Feynman. What is his Belarusian connection?
His father, Melville Feynman, was born in Minsk
500
Rewrite the sentences using a modal verb (may, might, could, must, can’t).
I am certain that this new technology is safe.
- It is impossible that humans will live without water.
It is necessary for researchers to follow strict ethical guidelines.
1. This new technology must be safe.
2. Humans can’t live without water.
3. Researchers must follow strict ethical guidelines.
500
Who owns these words about science and technology?
The machine does not isolate man from the great problems of nature but plunges him more deeply into them.
Antoine De Saint-Exupery