Famous Inventors and Their Inventions

Who is known for his experiment with a kite and key to prove that lightning is a form of electricity?

• Nikola Tesla

• Benjamin Franklin

• Alessandro Volta

• James Clerk Maxwell

Who invented the first electric battery, called the voltaic pile?

• Michael Faraday

• Jack Kilby

• Alessandro Volta

• Claude Shannon

Who discovered electromagnetic induction, which made electric motors and generators possible?

• William Shockley

• Benjamin Franklin

• Michael Faraday

• Thomas Edison

Who developed the first practical incandescent light bulb?

• Samuel Morse

• James Clerk Maxwell

• Thomas Edison

• Guglielmo Marconi

Who is known for his work with alternating current (AC) electricity systems?

• Jack Kilby

• Nikola Tesla

• Claude Shannon

• Robert Noyce

Who formulated a set of equations that describe electricity and magnetism?

• James Clerk Maxwell

• William Shockley

• Gregorio Zara

• Ernesto De Castro

Who invented the telegraph and Morse Code?

• Claude Shannon

• Samuel Morse

• Guglielmo Marconi

• Michael Faraday

Who is credited with inventing the first wireless telegraph or radio signal system?

• Thomas Edison

• Guglielmo Marconi

• Benjamin Franklin

• Jack Kilby

Known as the father of modern digital communication and information theory.

• Claude Shannon

• Robert Noyce

• Nikola Tesla

• Ernesto De Castro

Who invented the integrated circuit (microchip) used in electronics today?

• William Shockley

• Jack Kilby

• Gregorio Zara

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