Albert Einstein is most famous for the equation E equals MC squared. What does this discovery essentially explain?, That gravity doesn't exist in space, That energy and mass are different forms of the same thing, Sir Isaac Newton supposedly watched an apple fall from a tree. What fundamental concept did this help him formulate?, The Universal Law of Gravitation, The theory of biological evolution, The invention of the microscope, Galileo Galilei was one of the first to use a telescope for astronomy. What "dangerous" idea did he prove?, The moon is made of cheese, The Earth revolves around the Sun (Heliocentrism), The stars are actually tiny fires in the sky, Marie Curie was the first person to win two Nobel Prizes. What did she discover that changed medicine forever?, Oxygen, Plastic, Radioactive elements, Alexander Fleming returned from vacation to find mold growing in a petri dish. What did he discover?, Penicillin, the first true antibiotic, The structure of DNA, A way to make bread rise faster, Rosalind Franklin used X-ray diffraction to take "Photo 51." What did this image help reveal?, How atoms look, The double-helix structure of DNA, The surface of Mars, Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison had a "War of the Currents." Which system did Tesla promote that we use in our homes today?, Direct Current (DC), Alternating Current (AC), Ada Lovelace worked on the "Analytical Engine" in the 1800s. What is she recognized as today?, The inventor of the telephone, The first female doctor, The world’s first computer programmer., Charles Darwin published On the Origin of Species. What process did he propose to explain how life changes over time?, Natural Selection, Spontaneous Generation, Louis Pasteur noticed that heat could kill bacteria in beverages. What is this process called today?, Pasteurization, Carbonation, Fermentation, Rachel Carson wrote Silent Spring. What was she warning the world about?, Global warming in the Arctic, The harmful effects of synthetic pesticides, Katherine Johnson was a "human computer" at NASA. What was her critical contribution to the space race?, She calculated the trajectories for the first moon landing, She designed the first space suit, Johannes Kepler studied the stars for years. What did he discover about how planets move?, They move in perfect circles, They move in elliptical (oval) orbits, Guglielmo Marconi is often credited with a "wireless" invention. What was it?, The Radio, The Lightbulb, The Steam Engine, Michael Faraday discovered "Electromagnetic Induction." What did this allow him to build?, The first internal combustion engine, The first television, The first electric motor and generator, Gregor Mendel experimented with pea plants in a monastery garden. What did he discover?, The laws of genetic inheritance, How to make plants grow faster with chemicals, Jonas Salk refused to patent his most famous invention so that it would be affordable for everyone. What was it?, The heart transplant, The Polio vaccine

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