Exam 6: History and Discoveries in Science

Those who believe in 'scientific determinism' argue that ………..

The first High Speed, General?Purpose Electronic Computer using vacuum tubes, was …..

John Hunter, Ignaz Semmelweis and Joseph Lister had much in common:

Gamma?radiation was discovered by ………..

The world's first commercial computer was ……..

Among the fundamental particles, the first to be discovered was …….

It has been said that the French Revolution was inspired by philosophers. Who among the following philosophers does not belong to this group?

Raman effect was discovered by ……….

The credit for discovering the Microscope is usually shared by the Hansens, Leewenhock, and Robert Hooke. But only one of them managed to see any micro? organisms through his magnifying glass, and to produce reasonable sketches. This was done by ……..

The term 'Nanotechnology' refers to ..,……..

The number of genes in the human body is ………

Who discovered X?ray?

Telephone was invented by ………

Radio was invented by ……..

Louis Pasteur, Edward Jenner, Robert Koch and Ronald Ross were associated in the establishment of the Germ Theory. Which one of them was born in India?

Who discovered that sudden mutations might appear in plants and could get transmitted to future generations?

Chromosomes were discovered by ……..

Homeopathy had been founded by ……….

Positron was discovered by ……….

The term nanotechnology was first coined by ………