Scientists & Their Discoveries

Who was one of the key pioneers of quantum mechanics?

Which scientist developed the theory of general relativity, a major building block of modern physics?

Who discovered the black hole?

Which of these scientists was also a great artist?

Who discovered the 3 laws of planetary motion?

Copernicus was placed under house arrest by the Catholic Church for his belief that...

The model, theorized by Ptolemy, that describes the universe with Earth in the center

"The Alvarez Hypothesis" theorized that dinosaurs became extinct due to an asteroid hitting the earth.

Dr. Hawking predicted that black holes emit radiation which falls into the visible light range on the EM spectrum.

What was Stephen Hawking famous for?

What was the element that Marie Curie famously discovered?

Alfred Nobel, whom the Nobel prize is named after, is famous for inventing what?

William Herschel was an astronomer, musician, and composer.

Which pair of scientists fought in the "war of the currents", debating whether AC or DC would become standard?

This scientist was said to have formed his theory of gravitation by watching an apple fall from a tree

In 1962, a handful of women were known as “computers”, one of these women helped send the first Astronaut into orbit

Who was the first woman to win a Nobel prize?

Who was a co-founder of The Planetary Society, and famous for their Pale Blue Dot lecture?

Which of the following did Galileo NOT discover?

This scientist discovered that the Universe is expanding