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Who developed the Three Laws of Motion and the Law of Universal Gravitation?
Isaac Newton
This man was the most famous contributor to the invention of the lightbulb.
Thomas Edison
In what year did Edison discover electricity?
1882
How many elements are there on the periodic table?
118
This person was the director of research in theoretical cosmology at the University of Cambridge.
Stephen Hawking
This man invented the printing press.
Johannes Gutenberg
What was the first planet other than Earth discovered and when?
Uranus; 1781
What is the total number of chromosomes in humans?
46
This scientist developed an equation that allows us to convert mass into pure energy.
Albert Einstein
This man invented the telephone.
Alexander Graham Bell
When did Rosalind Franklin discover the DNA double helix model?
1952
How many legs does a centipede have?
30
This female scientist discovered the element Radium.
Marie Curie
This person created the material Kevlar, which is famously used for police protection vests.
Stephanie Kwolek
When did Edward Jenner invent the modern practice of vaccinology?
1796
What is the planet closest to the sun?
Mercury
This astronomer developed a cosmological model with the Sun at the center of the universe and the planets orbiting it along epicycles at uniform speeds
the Wright Brothers
In what year did the first man land on the moon?
1969
What percentage of Earth's oxygen is produced by the Amazon Rainforest?
20%