CURIOUSITY QUIZ : GREAT SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES OF THE WORLD
Test Your knowledge on ' Great Scientific Discoveries of the World  '  featuring some of the greatest scientific inventions and discoveries of human history that changed the world. Submit the completed Form by clicking the 'Submit' button at the end of the Form. Get your score and the correct answer by clicking the 'View score' button. Good Luck!  You can also write your comments on the quiz in the Comment space given at the end of this Page or send your comments and questions related to this quiz for answer directly to the email account given below:

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Who invented the telescope?
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Who  first used telescope for astronomical investigations ?
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Who propounded  the heliocentric (The Sun is the centre of the Solar System  and planets are moving round it)  concept of the Solar System ? 
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Who first attempted to measure the circumference of the Earth ?
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He discovered that the electron is a particle for which he was awarded Nobel Prize in Physics in 1906. Twenty-nine years later, his son discovered the wave nature of electron and was awarded Nobel Prize in Physics in 1936. Who was the Father and son duo ?
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An English chemist and inventor who developed a method for blowing air through molten pig iron to remove the impurities. This makes the steel production  easier, quicker and cheaper that eventually revolutionized the steel industry. Who was he ?
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An English chemist who discovered most of the alkali and alkaline earth metals :
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Who discovered most of the Nobel gases of the Periodic Table ?
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Who was the first Nobel Prize winner and what was his discovery ?
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Who discovered the laws of Electro-magnetic Induction that paved the way for generation of electricity in a large scale that eventually ushered in the industrial world ?
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He propounded that most diseases are caused by micro-organisms. He also  realized that these organisms could be killed by heat and disinfected. Who was he ?
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Who discovered the  double helix molecular structure of DNA ?
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He discovered that energy from a black body is not radiated continuously but in packets called 'quanta'. His ideas heralded a new branch of Physics called the Quantum Theory for which he was awarded Nobel Prize in Physics in 1918. Who was he?
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Charles Darwin discovered his famous Theory of Evolution of species by natural selection  by studying certain birds in the Galapagos island  of the Pacific ocean which he visited in 1835 . What are these birds ?
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He described light as a propagating electric and magnetic fields and, hence, an electro-magnetic wave in nature. It unified the hitherto unrelated  fields of electricity, magnetism and optics. Who was he ?
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He carried out a sensitive measurement to determine the value of Universal Gravitational Constant ( G) for the first time. This gave a method to determine the Mass of the Earth. He is , therefore, said to have weighed the Earth. Can you name him?
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Who proposed the Big Bang theory of the Universe ( that the universe was created from a massive explosion from nearly 13.7 billion years ago) ?
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Who discovered the antibiotic ?
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Who discovered that when the elements were arranged in order of their Atomic Weights, the members of the Group have similar properties.  This method of classification of elements also predicted the existence of new elements. It also formed the basis of modern Periodic Table. Who was he?
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Who discovered the first synthetic Plastic ?
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Who formulated the Law of Inertia?
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Who first used anesthesia in surgery ? 
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Who first discovered a vaccine against Polio?
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Who introduced Vaccination?
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Who first used antiseptic in Surgery ?
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Who invented Rockets and, hence, called the Father of Rocketry ?
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Who invented the Internal Combustion engine?
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Who discovered the Law of Universal Gravitation ?
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Who propounded a landmark theory that the velocity of light is invariant with the relative motion between  the source or the observer that led to a paradigm shift in the notions of   classical Physics? 
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Who were credited for building, and flying the world's first successful motor-operated airplane and for  achieving  the first controlled, sustained flight of a powered heavier-than air  aircraft?
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Who invented the Printing machine thereby enabling the dissemination of knowledge over a large cross-section of people ?
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Who invented the Telegraph that enabled transmission of message over a long distance ?
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Who discovered Radio waves that later revolutionized the process of message transmission in the world ?
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An American inventor and industrialist who  introduced revolutionary new mass-production methods, including large production plants, the use of standardized, interchangeable parts and the world’s first moving assembly line for cars. It ensured quick production of cars to be available at affordable market rates for people. Who was he ?
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