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Who is credited with inventing the world's first successful airplane and making the first controlled, powered, and sustained heavier-than-air human flight?
Which inventor is known for creating the process that made steel cost-effective?
Who is acknowledged for pioneering work on long-distance radio, although he was once thought to be the sole inventor of radio?
Which scientist is known for significant contributions to electromagnetism and electrochemistry, and the invention of the Faraday cage?
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Who is famous for developing devices like the phonograph, movie camera, and the practical electric light bulb?
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What did Joseph Lister pioneer in the field of surgery?
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Which individual advocated for a society where all property is publicly owned and each person is paid according to their needs in accordance with Karl Marx's ideology?
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Who is credited with defining the three main ideas behind capitalism, including competition, self-interest, and laissez-faire?
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Which figure played a crucial role in identifying the specific bacterial causes of tuberculosis, cholera, and anthrax?
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What does socialism propose in terms of ownership and regulation of production, distribution, and exchange?
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Study Notes
Founders and Pioneers
- Louis Pasteur: French chemist and microbiologist known for his discoveries of the principles of vaccination and pasteurization.
- Robert Koch: German physician and pioneering microbiologist.
- Florence Nightingale: English social reformer, statistician, and founder of modern nursing.
- Joseph Lister: British surgeon and pioneer of antiseptic surgery.
- Henry Bessemer: English inventor whose steelmaking process made steel cost-effective.
- Alfred Nobel: Swedish chemist, engineer, and inventor of dynamite who created the Nobel Prize.
- Michael Faraday: English scientist who contributed to the fields of electromagnetism and electro-chemistry and invented the Faraday cage.
- Thomas Edison: American inventor and businessman who developed many devices including the phonograph, the movie camera, and the practical electric light bulb.
- Orville and Wilbur Wright: American brothers, inventors, and aviation pioneers who invented and built the world's first successful airplane and made the first controlled, powered, and sustained heavier-than-air human flight.
- Guglielmo Marconi: Italian inventor known for his pioneering work on long-distance radio.
Notable Figures
- Charles Darwin: English naturalist and geologist, best known for his contributions to evolutionary theory and author of "The Origin of Species".
- John Dalton: English chemist, physicist, and meteorologist known for his pioneering work in the development of modern atomic theory.
- William Blake: English poet, painter, and printmaker who is now considered an important figure in the history of the poetry and visual arts of the Romantic Age.
- Elizabeth Cady Stanton: American suffragist, social activist, abolitionist, and leading figure of the early women's rights movement.
- Sojourner Truth: African-American abolitionist and women's rights activist who became the first black woman to win a case against a white man in 1828.
Economic Systems
- Capitalism: An economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state.
- Socialism: A political and economic theory of social organization in which the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole.
- Communism: A political theory derived from Karl Marx, advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs.
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Test your knowledge about renowned inventors such as Henry Bessemer, Alfred Nobel, Michael Faraday, and Thomas Edison. Learn about their significant contributions to science and technology.
