Modern-Day Thinkers
This billionaire entrepreneur owns Tesla and SpaceX, pushing electric cars and private space travel into the mainstream.
Who is Elon Musk?
This writer became famous with his witty humor and his hit book, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
Who is Mark Twain?
This invention, created by Alexander Graham Bell set the scene for modern means of instant communication.
What is the Telephone?
This technology allows computers to learn patterns, make decisions, and generate things like text, images, and predictions.
What is AI?
Who said it: "I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work."
Who is Thomas Edison?
This Apple co-founder helped launch the personal computer revolution in the late 20th century.
Who is Steve Jobs?
This Apple co-founder helped launch the personal computer revolution in the late 20th century.
Who is Steve Jobs?
Thomas Edison is credited with creating the first practical, affordable, and long-lasting __________.
What is the light bulb?
Developed by Apple, this piece of technology has become one of the most well-known things in the world.
What is the iPhone?
Who said it: "We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard."
Who is JFK?
This physicist and futurist warned that unchecked artificial intelligence could pose serious risks to humanity’s future.
Who is Stephen Hawking?
As CEO of Palantir Technologies, this figure focuses on data analytics used by governments and institutions, often sparking privacy concerns.
Who is H.G. Wells?
Receiving the first physics Nobel Prize in 1901, Wilhelm Röntgen's discovery in 1895 rapidly transformed medicine by enabling imaging of bones and foreign bodies.
What is an X-Ray?
The company Tesla was famous for first developing this new car feature.
What is self-driving?
Who said it: “I’m just so excited about the future… We’re gonna have a golden age. It’s gonna be fantastic… I would encourage everyone to be optimistic and excited about the future.”
Who is Elon Musk?
This OpenAI co-founder is a major voice in modern artificial intelligence development and ethics.
Who is Sam Altman?
This person is famous for creating the sleeper car and had to deal with many strikes and protests from his own workers.
Who is George Pullman?
The name of the original invention introduced by George Eastman which allowed people to capture a moment in time to a photograph.
What is the Kodak Camera?
First used successfully in humans in 2012, this gene-editing technology allows scientists to precisely cut and modify DNA, transforming medicine and biotechnology.
What is CRISPR?
Who said it: “You have an opportunity of seeing what no man has ever seen before.”
Who is Jules Verne?
As CEO of Palantir Technologies, this figure focuses on data analytics used by governments and institutions, often sparking privacy concerns.
Who is Alex Karp / Peter Thiel?
Known as the "Wizard of Schenectady," this GE mathematician and engineer developed theories on alternating current for electricity.
Who is Charles Proteus Steinmetz?
The first inexpensive method for mass-producing steel by blowing air through molten pig iron to oxidize and remove impurities like carbon, silicon, and manganese.
What is the Bessemer Steel Process?
These two current rovers on Mars are named after human traits. (1 correct answer is necessary).
What is Perseverance / Curiosity?
Who said it: "AI will probably most likely lead to the end of the world, but in the meantime, there'll be great companies. "
Who is Sam Altman?