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Master the History of Game‑Changing Creations

A rigorous set of questions testing awareness of pivotal technological milestones.

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Which inventor secured the first U.S. patent for a practical telephone system in 1876?
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The 1903 Wright brothers' aircraft was powered by an engine they designed themselves. What was the engine's horsepower rating?
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In 1928, a Scottish chemist patented a method to synthesize a synthetic polymer that became the first commercially successful plastic. Who was this chemist?
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Which device, unveiled at the 1969 International Expo in Osaka, marked the first commercially available pocket calculator?
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The first programmable digital computer, ENIAC, was completed in 1945. Which of its designers later co‑authored the first paper on computer architecture?
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In 1975, a Japanese engineer introduced a portable music player that used magnetic tape cartridges. What was the commercial name of this device?
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Which ancient civilization is credited with inventing the first known mechanical clock, the water‑driven clepsydra, around 1500 BCE?
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The 1973 invention of the first handheld video game console was marketed by which company?
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Which 19th‑century inventor developed a method for mass‑producing incandescent light bulbs by using a carbonized bamboo filament?
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The first successful open‑source operating system kernel, released in 1991, was authored by which programmer?
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Which inventor secured the first U.S. patent for a practical telephone system in 1876?

The 1903 Wright brothers' aircraft was powered by an engine they designed themselves. What was the engine's horsepower rating?

In 1928, a Scottish chemist patented a method to synthesize a synthetic polymer that became the first commercially successful plastic. Who was this chemist?

Which device, unveiled at the 1969 International Expo in Osaka, marked the first commercially available pocket calculator?

The first programmable digital computer, ENIAC, was completed in 1945. Which of its designers later co‑authored the first paper on computer architecture?

In 1975, a Japanese engineer introduced a portable music player that used magnetic tape cartridges. What was the commercial name of this device?

Which ancient civilization is credited with inventing the first known mechanical clock, the water‑driven clepsydra, around 1500 BCE?

The 1973 invention of the first handheld video game console was marketed by which company?

Which 19th‑century inventor developed a method for mass‑producing incandescent light bulbs by using a carbonized bamboo filament?

The first successful open‑source operating system kernel, released in 1991, was authored by which programmer?

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