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Science and Technology Flashcards

1
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Who pioneered IVF

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Sir Robert Edwards and Patrick Steptoe

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2
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Who invented MRI

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Sir Peter Mansfield

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3
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When did the Concorde fly for the first time

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1969

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4
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When and by who was the hovercraft invented

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Sir Christopher Cockrell and 1950s

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5
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When did Alex Fleming win the Nobel Peace Prize

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1945

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6
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Who invented the radar

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Sir Robert Watson-Watt

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7
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Who invented insulin

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by Scottish man John McLeod

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8
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Who discovered the DNA molecule, where and when?

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Francis Crickin London and Cambridge in 1953

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Where and when was the word’s first IVF baby born ?

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Oldham, 1978

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10
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What is carding?

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the process of preparing fibres for spinning into yarn and fabric

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11
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who worked with the radar to make new discoveries in astronomy?

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Sir Bernard Lovell

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12
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When was the harrier jump jet invented ?

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in 20th century

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13
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when did Fleming invent penicillin ?

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1928

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14
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who and when was the TV invented by

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Scotsman John Logie Baird in 1930s

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15
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who and when developed the jet engine in Britain

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Sir Frank Whitte- 1930s

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16
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who improved the original carding machine and horse-driven spinning mils?

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Richard Arkwright

17
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When was the first ATM used and where ?

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North London, 1967

18
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When was the world wide web first used ?

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25 December 1990

19
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where was Fleming born?

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Scotland

20
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Who cloned Dolly the sheep?

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Sir Ian Wilmot and Keith Campbell

21
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Who invented the world wide web?

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Sir Tim Berners-Lee

22
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what is the bassemer process?

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production of steel

23
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how long does it take to give blood?

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1hr

24
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What university did Isaac Newton attend?

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Cambridge

25
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Where did many of the Viking settle after they got defeated?

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Danelaw

26
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Who is Sir Chris Hoy?

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A Scottish cyclist

27
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Who appoints the local Chief Constable?

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Police and Crime Commissioners

28
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Who was Isambard Kingdom Brunel?

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an engineer

29
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Robert Stephenson and George were famous pioneers of which industry?

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Railway engines

30
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Who was John constable

A

John Constable (1776–1837) was a landscape painter most famous for his works of Dedham Vale on the Suffolk–Essex border in the east of England

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