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If You Can Can Match These Scientists To Their Inventions, We'll Be Seriously Blown Away

Can You Connect These Scientists To Their Discoveries?

He was a Scottish physician-scientist and lived from 1881 to 1955!

Alexander Fleming

He was a Croatian engineer and inventor of Dutch-Polish descent. His inventions included a heated water bottle (what we now call a thermos), the Penkala 1910 Biplane, and much more!

Slavoljub Eduard Penkala

He was an English mathematician, physicist, astronomer, theologian, and author who's widely recognized as one of the most influential scientists of all time! You must know the story about the apple tree, right?

Sir Isaac Newton

Born Maria Salomea Skłodowska, Curie was a Polish and naturalized-French physicist and chemist who conducted pioneering research on radioactivity.

Marie Skłodowska-Curie

Who discovered the elements, polonium and radium?

Tesla – a Serbian-American inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, and futurist – is perhaps best known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current electricity supply system.

Nikola Tesla

Who invented the first alternating current (AC) motor?

Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist who developed the theory of relativity, one of the two pillars of modern physics. His work is also known for its influence on the philosophy of science.

Albert Einstein

Who's known for coming up with the theory of relativity?

He was an American industrialist and business magnate, founder of the Ford Motor Company, and chief developer of the assembly line technique of mass production.

Henry Ford

Who first started car production on the assembly line?

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If You Can Can Match These Scientists To Their Inventions, We'll Be Seriously Blown Away

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