Famous Inventions
This inventor is credited with creating the first practical telephone
Alexander Graham Bell
Founder of SpaceX and co-founder of Tesla, known for innovations in electric cars, space exploration, and clean energy.
Elon Musk
Artificial Intelligence was created by ...
John McCarthy and Marvin Minsky
The "iPhone" was released by this company in 2007, revolutionizing smartphones
Apple
This ancient civilization is credited with inventing paper around 105 AD
China
The light bulb became practical thanks to this inventor's improvements in design.
Thomas Edison
Co-founder of Facebook, a social media platform that revolutionized communication (2004).
Mark Zuckerberg
Known for her work in radioactivity, this female scientist won two Nobel Prizes in different fields.
Marie Curie
This inventor developed the phonograph and also had over 1,000 patents to his name.
Thomas Edison
Which company created the Android operating system?
The airplane was invented by these two brothers in 1903.
The Wright Brothers (Orville & Wilbur)
Founder of Amazon, revolutionized e-commerce and cloud computing.
Jeff Bezos
This woman pioneered computer programming and developed the first algorithm intended for a machine.
Ada Lovelace
This man is known for developing the first electric battery.
Alessandro Volta
What is the most common computer keyboard layout?
QWERTY
The printing press, invented in the 15th century, is attributed to this man.
Johannes Gutenberg
A Founder of Netflix, which transformed entertainment streaming.
Reed Hastings
She invented GPS and made major contributions to it in 1978. (Powerpoint)
Gladys Mae West
3D Printer
What does "Wi-Fi" stand for?
Wireless Fidelity
This inventor created the mechanical television in the 1920s.
John Logie Baird
They created the first computer (1940s present) and Information Processing (From our powerpoint)
Alan Turing; John Von Neumann
This woman invented a solar-powered fridge to help store vaccines in remote areas.
Emily Cummins
What is the name of the first widely popular social media website? (before facebook!)
MySpace
What does CPU stand for in computer terms?
Central Processing Unit