Famous Scientists Trivia Questions
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Which Russian chemist was 35 years old when he published the first version of the Periodic Table?
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dmitri mendeleev
Who is the famous primatologist known for her studies of chimpanzees, often named Jane?
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jane goodall
Which scientist, known as the 'Father of the A-Bomb,' quoted a Hindu line 'I am become death' after witnessing the first atomic explosion?
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j. robert oppenheimer
Which 'Father of Modern Astronomy' was born in Germany in 1571?
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johannes kepler
What is the name of the bacteriologist after whom the Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. is named?
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walter reed
Who is the scientist for whom the radiation belts around the Earth are named, and who was born in the heart of the Corn Belt?
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james van allen
Who is the Frenchman whose 1857 paper 'On Lactic Fermentation' introduced the germ theory of disease?
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louis pasteur
Which physicist, who developed the cyclotron, has a laboratory at Livermore, California named after him?
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ernest lawrence
Who is the scientist a method of staining bacteria is named for, but the metric unit of weight isn't?
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hans christian gram
Who is the physicist and author of 'A Brief History of Time' born on the 300th anniversary of Galileo's death?
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stephen hawking
Which ancient Greek inventor is known for his work with the lever, water screw, and the principle of displacement?
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archimedes
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