STS_Modern Times Flashcards
1
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- Leo Baekeland invented ____ in 1907
- The first entirely synthetic plastic with enhanced and versatility and durability
A
Bakelite (and beyond)
2
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- A device that converts energy stored in steam into mechanical work
- Attributed to Thomas Savery, the first rudimentary ____ in 1698
- Improved by Thomas Newcomen in the early 18th century
A
Steam Engine
3
Q
- Invented by Karl Benz in 1886, a german engineer
- A gas-powered vehicle
A
Automobile
4
Q
Greeks created grooves in roads for wheeled vehicles, 600 B.C
A
Railroads
5
Q
- Luigi Galvani, 1780: animal electricity
- Alessandro Volta, 1800: voltaic pile, marking the first true battery
- Consisted of alternating layers of zinc and copper discs separated by an electrolyte
A
Battery
6
Q
Smallpox and Edward Jenner, 1796
A
Vaccine
7
Q
- Known as ARPANET
- Developed in the late 1960s by the United States Department of Defense’s Advanced Research Project Agency (ARPA)
A
Internet
8
Q
Development of the Dartmouth Workshop in 1956
A
Artificial Intelligence
9
Q
- Invented by Thomas Edison in 1879
- Carbon filament in a vacuum sealed glass bulb
A
Light Bulb
10
Q
- Telecommunication device that allows two or more people to communicate over long
distances - Credited to Alexander Graham Bell and his assistant Thomas A. Watson
A
Telephone
11
Q
- Benjamin Franklin’s, mid 18th century
- Kite experiment
A
Electricity
12
Q
- He referred as the “Father of 3D Printing” and he also developed a technique called stereolithography
A
Charles Hull
13
Q
- John Wesley Hyatt invented the first ____, celluloid, in 1869
- It was a substitute for ivory and demand for billiard balls
- It is made from cellulose found in wood and straw
A
Synthetic Polymers
14
Q
- Attributed to Hans and Zacharias Janssen, late 16th century
- Observation of small objects and greatly advanced the field of microscopy
A
Compound Microscope
15
Q
- Known as Altair 8800
- Invented by Ed Roberts in 1974
- Was a build-it-yourself computer kit
A
Personal Computer
16
Q
It was invented by the Wright Brothers: Orville and Wilbur Wright
A
Airplane
17
Q
First successful airplane on ____
A
December 17, 1903
18
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- Attributed to Alexander Fleming who discovered in 1928
- Accidentally noticed a mold called penicillium inhibited the growth of bacteria
A
Antibiotics
19
Q
- The first artificial ____ known as Sputnik 1
- Invented by Soviet Union
- Launched on October 4, 1957
A
Satellite
20
Q
The first ___ process was invented by Charles Hull in 1980
A
3D Printiing
21
Q
- Louis Victor Leborgne, who could only speak the syllable “tan”
- April 1861
A
Neurotechnology
22
Q
Radio broadcasting became a powerful medium for a mass communication
A
Network Antenna
23
Q
- Was a scientific research endeavor
- Began in 1990 and was completed in 2003
A
Human Genome
24
Q
- Invented by Philo Farnsworth, 1920
- It changed the course of science and technology
A
Television
25
who discovered Antibiotics?
Alexander Fleming
26
who invented vaccine?
Smallpox and Edward Jenner
27
who
could only speak the syllable “tan”
Louis Victor Leborgne
28
who invented Compound Microscope?
Hans and Zacharias Janssen
29
who discovered Electricity?
Benjamin Franklin
30
who invented Light Bulb?
Thomas Edison
31
who invented Airplane?
Orville and Wilbur Wright
32
who invented Satellite?
Soviet Union
33
who developed Artificial intelligence?
Dartmouth Workshop
34
Who invented Television
Philo Farnsworth
35
who invented Personal Computer?
Ed Roberts
36
who invented Telephone?
Alexander Graham Bell
