Discoveries And Inventions 20Th Century Flashcards

1
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What did Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs introduce

A

Apple Computer in 1976

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2
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who was Henry Ford

B)what is the model T Ford

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He invented the model T Ford(which was the first mass produced car)in 1908

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3
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Who was Alexander Fleming

A

He discovered penicillin in 1928

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4
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Who were Orville and Wilbur right

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The brothers who made the first successful airplane fly in 1903

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5
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Who invented the hovercraft

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The British inventer Sir Christopher cockerell

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6
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Who was Willem kloff

A

He invented the artificial kidney machine or dialysis

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7
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WhaT did Albert Einstein discover

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The theory of relativity (E=mc2)

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8
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Who was.ernest Rutherford

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He discovered how to break up the nucleus of atom

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9
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Who was roald Amundesen

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He was the first man to reach the geographic South Pole on December 14th 1911

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10
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Who was Dr Philip drinker Louis Agassiz shaw

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He invented the iron lung (know as drinkers respirator)

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11
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Who was Alfred Nobel

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He invented dynamite

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12
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Who discovered insulin

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Canadian physician Frederick Banting and medical student Charles H

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13
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Who was Emily Berliner

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She invented the microphone

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14
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Who was a

Elisha Otis

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He invented the modern elevator making skyscrapers possible

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