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Who is credited with inventing the electric battery?
Thomas Edison
Alessandro Volta
Benjamin Franklin
Nikola Tesla
Michael Faraday
Correct answer is B
Alessandro Volta invented the electric battery in 1800, known as the Voltaic Pile.
What is James Watt known for improving?
Printing press
Steam engine
Light bulb
Telephone
Microscope
Correct answer is B
James Watt improved the steam engine, making it more efficient and usable in industry.
Who is credited with inventing the radio?
Guglielmo Marconi
Nikola Tesla
Alexander Graham Bell
Thomas Edison
Samuel Morse
Correct answer is A
Guglielmo Marconi is credited with inventing the radio and won the Nobel Prize in 1909.
Who invented the first practical automobile?
Karl Benz
Henry Ford
Thomas Edison
Nikola Tesla
Rudolf Diesel
Correct answer is A
Karl Benz invented the first practical automobile, the Benz Patent-Motorwagen, in 1885.
Who is credited with inventing the airplane?
The Wright Brothers
Thomas Edison
Henry Ford
Alexander Graham Bell
Nikola Tesla
Correct answer is A
The Wright Brothers, Orville and Wilbur, invented and flew the first airplane in 1903.