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Inventions
Inventions that Changed the World
Question | Answer |
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When was the movable type printing press invented? | 1439 |
Who invented the movable type printing press? | German, Johannes Gutenberg |
What events in history were impacted by the invention of the mechanical printing press? | Renaissance,Protestant Reformation, Enlightenment, Scientific Revolution |
Who invented the microscope? | Dutchman, Zacharias Janssen |
When and where was the circulation of blood discovered? | 1628; England |
Blood circulation was discovered by whom? | William Harvey |
George Stephenson, an English engineer, built the first successful ____________ during the 1820s? | railways and locomotives |
Who was Edward Jenner and why is he an important figure in medicine? | British scientist; successfully administered the first vaccination against smallpox in 1796; stimulated research and usage of vaccinations |
Cinematography was pioneered where, when, and by whom? | Paris, France; 1895; Auguste and Louis Lumière |
Ptolemy, a scientist from Alexandria, first devised the astrolabe. This was a device to determine a position at sea. It became the most important instrument in ___________ for several hundred years. | navigation and/or exploration |