History of Science

Who used the term "scientist" firstly?

• William Whewell

• Thales

• Nicolaus Copernicus

• Carl Linnaeus

Who is known as the father of modern physics?

• Isaac Newton

• Albert Einstein

• Galileo Galilei

• Niels Bohr

Which scientist is credited with the discovery of penicillin?

• Alexander Fleming

• Louis Pasteur

• Marie Curie

• Gregor Mendel

What is the name of the first artificial Earth satellite launched by the Soviet Union in 1957?

• Sputnik 1

• Explorer 1

• Vanguard 1

• Luna 1

Who proposed the heliocentric model of the solar system?

• Ptolemy

• Galileo Galilei

• Nicolaus Copernicus

• Johannes Kepler

Which scientist is known for the laws of motion and universal gravitation?

• Albert Einstein

• Isaac Newton

• Galileo Galilei

• James Clerk Maxwell

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Who is credited with the invention of the World Wide Web?

• Tim Berners-Lee

• Vint Cerf

• Bill Gates

• Steve Jobs

What is the chemical symbol for the element with atomic number 79?

• Ag

• Au

• Pb

• Pt

Which scientist developed the theory of general relativity?

• Albert Einstein

• Isaac Newton

• Galileo Galilei

• Stephen Hawking

Who is known for the uncertainty principle in quantum mechanics?

• Niels Bohr

• Werner Heisenberg

• Erwin Schrödinger

• Max Planck

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