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1. I was a Greek mathematician, physicist, astronomer and inventor.

Answer: Archimedes

Archimedes was a Greek scientist who lived between 287 and 212 BC. While sitting in the bathtub, he uncovered the concept of specific gravity ("Eureka!"). He was also able to figure out an accurate approximation of pi, and create machines like the screw pump and compound pulleys.

2. I discovered how gases work at varying temperatures, under different pressures and in also in differing volumes.

Answer: Robert Boyle

Robert Boyle (1627-1691) was an Irish physicist, chemist and philosopher. He is responsible for Boyle's Law which describes the inverse proportion between the pressure and volume of a gas. He has been called "The Father of Modern Chemistry".

3. I was an environmentalist who wrote "The Silent Spring".

Answer: Rachel Carson

Rachel Carson (1907-1964) was a marine biologist and conservationist. She was the author of "Silent Spring", published in 1962, which warned about the dangers of polluting the planet, e.g., the use of DDT. She was at the forefront of the global environmental movement, and was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1980.

4. I was an English chemist who developed a safety lamp for miners.

Answer: Humphry Davy

Humphrey Davy (1778-1829) was a British chemist and inventor. He was the first to isolate potassium and sodium in 1808, followed in 1809, by five other elements. Using the process of electrochemistry, he discovered the nature of chlorine and iodine, and created the Davy Lamp which provided greater safety for miners.

5. I was a Swiss mathematician dealing with infinitesimal calculus and graph theory.

Answer: Leonhard Euler

Leonhard Euler (1707-1783) made innovative discoveries in calculus and graph theory, as well as topology and analytic number theory. His writings include "The Elements of Algebra" in 1765. He was possibly the greatest mathematician of all time, and the Euler Method is used in computational science for solving ordinary differential equations.

6. I contributed to the understanding of the structure of DNA.

Answer: Rosalind Franklin

Rosalind Franklin (1920-1958) was a British chemist and crystallographer who was a pioneer in X-ray diffraction and the structure of molecules like DNA, RNA and viruses. Scientists Crick, Watson and Wilkins all received the 1962 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, for the structure of DNA. Franklin was never honored!

7. A primatolgogist, I have studied chimpanzees for 45 years.

Answer: Jane Goodall

Jane Goodall was born in 1934 in London, England. She is an anthropologist who worked in Gombe Stream National Park in Tanzania and is one of the world's leading expert on chimpanzees. Goodall is a staunch conservationist and supporter for animal welfare rights. In 1977, she founded the Jane Goodall Institute. In addition, she was chosen to serve as a United Nations Messenger of Peace.

8. I discovered Uranus along with two of its moons, Titania and Oberon.

Answer: William Herschel

William Herschel (1738-1822) was a German born astronomer and composer. In 1759, he moved to England where he taught music and, later, became an organist. However, in 1772, his interests turned to astronomy, even grinding his own mirrors for his telescope. On March 13, 1781, he thought he saw a comet, but the comet turned out to be the planet Uranus (named for the Greek god of the sky).

9. I am a cell biologist using light microscopy to visualize "dynamic processes within living cells."

Answer: Shinya Inoue

Shinya Inoue was born in 1921. Inoue is a biophysicist and cell biologist of Japanese-American descent. His research involved using 'light microscopy' in order to view the operations occurring within living cells. He uncovered the composition of the 'mitotic spindle', and is considered "the father of cytoskeleton dynamics".

10. I was able to find a way to protect people against smallpox.

Answer: Edward Jenner

Edward Jenner (1749-1823) was a British physician and scientist. He was the creator of the world's first vaccine. In fact, he coined the term 'vaccine', from the Latin word 'vacca' for cow. On May 14, 1797, Jenner injected a young boy with cowpox virus, i.e., a far less virulent disease than smallpox. While the boy developed a fever, he recovered and was saved from the deadly smallpox epidemic.

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Scientists from A - J Trivia Quiz

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Questions		Choices
1. I was a Greek mathematician, physicist, astronomer and inventor.		Rachel Carson
2. I discovered how gases work at varying temperatures, under different pressures and in also in differing volumes.		Leonhard Euler
3. I was an environmentalist who wrote "The Silent Spring".		William Herschel
4. I was an English chemist who developed a safety lamp for miners.		Robert Boyle
5. I was a Swiss mathematician dealing with infinitesimal calculus and graph theory.		Archimedes
6. I contributed to the understanding of the structure of DNA.		Humphry Davy
7. A primatolgogist, I have studied chimpanzees for 45 years.		Jane Goodall
8. I discovered Uranus along with two of its moons, Titania and Oberon.		Edward Jenner
9. I am a cell biologist using light microscopy to visualize "dynamic processes within living cells."		Shinya Inoue
10. I was able to find a way to protect people against smallpox.		Rosalind Franklin