SCIENTISTS

Question 1

Albert Einstein

Answer 1

Developed the theory of relativity (E=mc^2) and contributed to quantum mechanics.

Question 2

Isaac Newton

Answer 2

Formulated the laws of motion and universal gravitation.

Question 3

Marie Curie

Answer 3

Pioneered research on radioactivity and discovered polonium and radium.

Question 4

Charles Darwin

Answer 4

Proposed the theory of evolution by natural selection.

Question 5

Gregor Mendel

Answer 5

Father of genetics; discovered the principles of heredity through pea plant experiments.

Question 6

Nikola Tesla

Answer 6

Developed alternating current (AC) electricity and contributed to electromagnetism.

Question 7

Galileo Galilei

Answer 7

Improved the telescope, supported heliocentrism, and studied planetary motion.

Question 8

James Watson & Francis Crick

Answer 8

Discovered the double-helix structure of DNA.

Question 9

Dmitri Mendeleev

Answer 9

Created the periodic table of elements.

Question 10

Louis Pasteur

Answer 10

Developed pasteurization and vaccines for rabies and anthrax.

Question 11

Michael Faraday

Answer 11

Discovered electromagnetic induction and contributed to electromagnetism.

Question 12

Robert Hooke

Answer 12

Coined the term ‘cell’ in biology and contributed to microscopy.

Question 13

Stephen Hawking

Answer 13

Worked on black hole physics and cosmology, including Hawking radiation.

Question 14

Erwin Schrödinger

Answer 14

Contributed to quantum mechanics and proposed the Schrödinger equation.

Question 15

Niels Bohr

Answer 15

Developed the Bohr model of the atom and contributed to quantum theory.