Great Inventions

Which invention revolutionized transportation and was first used around 3500 BC?
The wheel
What was the name of the predecessor to the internet launched in 1969?
ARPANET
Which 15th century invention made books available to the masses?
The printing press
Which communication invention was patented by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876?
The telephone
Which invention that lit up the world was commercialized by Thomas Edison in 1879?
The light bulb
Which company launched the Windows operating system in 1985?
Microsoft
Which machine powered the Industrial Revolution in the 18th century?
The steam engine
What was the name of the person who gave the guillotine its name during the French Revolution?
Joseph-Ignace Guillotin
In which year did the Wright brothers make their first flight?
1903
Which explosive powder did the Chinese invent that changed warfare forever?
Gunpowder
Who invented the car?
Karl Benz
Which invention brought moving pictures into homes from the 1920s and 1930s?
Television (TV)
What are medicines that fight bacterial infections called, first discovered by Fleming?
Antibiotics
Who is considered the father of computer science and was central in breaking the Enigma code during World War II?
Alan Turing

Which invention revolutionized transportation and was first used around 3500 BC?

The wheel

What was the name of the predecessor to the internet launched in 1969?

ARPANET

Which 15th century invention made books available to the masses?

The printing press

Which communication invention was patented by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876?

The telephone

Which invention that lit up the world was commercialized by Thomas Edison in 1879?

The light bulb

Which company launched the Windows operating system in 1985?

Microsoft

Which machine powered the Industrial Revolution in the 18th century?

The steam engine

What was the name of the person who gave the guillotine its name during the French Revolution?

Joseph-Ignace Guillotin

In which year did the Wright brothers make their first flight?

1903

Which explosive powder did the Chinese invent that changed warfare forever?

Gunpowder

Who invented the car?

Karl Benz

Which invention brought moving pictures into homes from the 1920s and 1930s?

Television (TV)

What are medicines that fight bacterial infections called, first discovered by Fleming?

Antibiotics

Who is considered the father of computer science and was central in breaking the Enigma code during World War II?

Alan Turing