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Innovations Multiple-Choice Questions http://www.tjhsst.edu/~gkannark What did the famous scientist Enrico Fermi invent that was an important breakthrough in wartime America?a) the jeep b) the neutronic reactor c) the helicopter d) the aqualung 3) What was the aqualung used for? a) keeping patients alive in stasis b) reinflating people's lungs c) navigating the depths of the ocean d) allowing people to breath and move independently underwater 4) The metal detector was invented by this man in an attempt to save President Garfield’s life. a) Thomas Edison b) Albert Einstein c) Alexander Graham Bell d) Jacques Cousteau 5) Of the following, radar was used most in a) preventing the Titanic disaster b) World War I c) World War II d) The Wright Flyer 6) This man started the Eastman Kodak Company, whose slogan was: “You push the button, we do the rest.” a) Eastman Kodak b) George Fuller c) George Eastman d) George Westman 7) This man applied for a patent for a light bulb one year earlier than Thomas Edison and sued him for patent infringement. a) Sir Humphrey Davy b) Joseph Wilson Swan c) Karl Ferdinand Braun d) Albert Einstein 8) What theory applies to the nuclear reactions? a) string theory b) theory of evolution c) theory of relativity d) K-theory 9) The Model T is responsible for which famous quote? a) “Houston, we’ve had a problem.” b) “You can paint it any color, so long as it’s black” c) “a car for the great multitude” d) “I have a dream…” 10) What was the significance of the invention of the Geiger counter? a) it allowed the experimenter to mimic the human eye b) it gave us the ability to fly c) it helped us detect submarines d) it measured the degree of radiation 11) This gas was used for flight in the Hindenburg: a) helium b) hydrogen c) oxygen d) argon 12) This type of signal was invented by Edwin Howard Armstrong, but never reached its full potential because of legal battles: a) amplitude modulation b) phase modulation c) frequency modulation d) harmonic modulation 13) Penicillin was the first: a) antibiotic b) vaccine c) antiviral d) antibody 14) Which of these inventors was a veterinarian who forever changed this industry that the Goodyear Company would grow to dominate? a) James Reno b) Nikola Tesla c) John Dunlop d) Karl Ferdinand Braun 15)
Which invention fully demonstrated the efficiency of the mass assembly line? 16)
Dr. Frederick Banting’s team developed a treatment for which disease? b) Alzheimer's Disease c) Diabetes d) Measles 17)
What was the jeep’s original use in war? b) insignificant weight of the electron c) discovery of the quark d) the success of the atom bomb 19)
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