Throughout history, inventors have changed the world a little at a time with their innovations and creations.
It is necessary for students to know about the creators of some of the world’s most important inventions:-
1. Who invented the kaleidoscope?
a) David Brewster
b) Ole Kirk Christiansen
c) Guglielmo Marconi
d) James Naismith
Ans: The kaleidoscope was invented by the Scottish scientist David Brewster and first publicly announced in 1817.
2. Who invented the Band aid?
a) Virginia Apgar
b) Christian Neethling Barnard
c) Earle Dickson
d) Marion Donovan
Ans: Earle Dickson, a cotton buyer, invented the BAND-AID® Brand adhesive bandage.
3. Who is credited with the invention of bifocals?
a) Benjamin Franklin
b) Ida Henrietta Hyde
c) Robert K. Merton
d) Cesare Lombroso
Ans: Benjamin Franklin, who died 200 years ago, is generally credited with the invention of bifocals. However, serious historians have from time to time produced evidence to suggest that others may have preceded him in the invention.
4. Who is credited with the invention of the dry cell?
a) Alessandro Volta
b) Thomas Edison
c) Georges Leclanche
d) Carl Gassner
Ans: A dry cell is one of the electrochemical cells, developed by the “German scientists Carl Gassner” in 1886,
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