Historical Inventors Trivia Questions
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Who received Patent No. 174,465 for the invention of the telephone on March 7, 1876?
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alexander graham bell
Who found his assistant, Tom Watson, in a store where he bought electrical supplies?
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alexander graham bell
Who called his steamboat launched on August 17, 1807 'The Steamboat' rather than 'The Clermont'?
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robert fulton
Who received his first patent for wireless telegraphy in England in 1896, despite being from Italy?
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guglielmo marconi
Who invented paper-backed photographic film in 1884?
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george eastman
Who invented the 1886 wax recording cylinder and could have potentially created an answering machine for the phone?
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alexander graham bell
Who bought the rights to a process for treating rubber with sulfur in the 1830s?
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charles goodyear
Who founded an Association for the Deaf in 1890, which was renamed in his honor in 1953?
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alexander graham bell
In 1836, Alonzo Phillips patented the first practical match in the U.S. tipped with what chemical?
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phosphorus
Which German engineer published 'Theory and Design of a Rational Heat Engine' in 1893?
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rudolf diesel
Who utilized his invention, the separate condenser, in his steam engine?
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james watt
Who patented a 'Method of Lessening the Consumption of Steam & Fuel in Fire Engines' in 1769?
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james watt
Which inventor designed the first practical system for transmitting AC power in 1888?
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nikola tesla
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