History of the Three Physical Sciences

Question 1

Form of energy created by moving electrons

Answer 1

Electricity

Question 2

One of the firs tment to extensively study electricity and magnetism

Answer 2

William Gilbert of England

Question 3

Experimented with electricity merit him a place among the serious investigators

Answer 3

Robert Boyle

Question 4

Proposed that rubbing two bodies promotes attraction and no repulsion (eg, hair and comb)

Answer 4

Robert Boylr

Question 5

Built and improved the static generator

Answer 5

Isaan Newton

Question 6

What was Isaac Newton known for?

Answer 6

Gravitational force

Question 7

Working with glass, silk, and paper; Distinguished two different kinds of electricity

Answer 7

Charles DuFay

Question 8

DuFay’s electricities and modern electricity types

Answer 8

DuFay: vitreous & resinous
Modern: static & dynamic

Question 9

Made a significant improvement in the electroscope, a vessel for discharging elecrticity under vacuum condition

Answer 9

Abbe Jean Antoine Nollet

Question 10

forerunner of x-ray tube

Answer 10

electroscope

Question 11

vessel for discharging electricity under vacuum condition

Answer 11

electroscope

Question 12

Conducted many electrical experiment sin electricity

Answer 12

Benjamin Franklin

Question 13

What was Benjamin Franklin known for?

Answer 13

Kite experiment (lighning rod)

Question 14

Demonstrated a current of electricity by transmitting electricity from a Leyden jar through wires and vacuum tube

Answer 14

William Watson

Question 15

Noticed the coloration and differences in color of partially evacuated tubes

• He noted that when a tube cracked and some air leaked in, the amount of air in the tube determined the coloration.

Answer 15

William Morgan

Question 16

Induced an electric current by moving magnetic in and out of coil

Answer 16

Michael Faraday

Question 17

Evolved the concept of electromagnetic induction

Answer 17

Michael Faraday

Question 18

Most significant changes/ improvement on induction coils

Answer 18

HD Ruhmorff

Question 19

Conducted several experiments w/ vathode rays

Answer 19

Johann Wilhelm Hittorf

Question 20

Furthered the study of cathode rays

Answer 20

William Crookes and Philipp Lenard

Question 21

Where the idea of x-ray started

Answer 21

Cathode rays

Question 22

1643, produced the 1st recognized vacuum when he invented barometer

Answer 22

Evangelista Torricelli

Question 23

When was the barometer invented?

Answer 23

1643

Question 24

1646, invented air pump that was capable of removing air in the vessel tube

Answer 24

Otto Van Guericke

Question 25

1659, repeated Guericke’s experiment

Answer 25

Robery Boyle

Question 26

1865, repeated Guericke’s experiment

Answer 26

Herman Sprengel

Question 27

produced a radiograph in 1890 (but was not credited for his discovery)

Answer 27

William Goodspeed

Question 28

Produced the first photographic copy of written material in 1727

Answer 28

JH Scultz

Question 29

When was the first photographic copoy of written material produced?

Answer 29

1727

Question 30

Produced a film with a gelatin silver bromide in 1871

Answer 30

RL Maddox

Question 31

Basic component for film

Answer 31

Gelatin silver bromide

Question 32

Produced and patented roll-paper film in 1884

Answer 32

George Eastman