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| NEWSLETTER - AUGUST 13 | |
| Before you look at today's web page, see if you can answer some of these questions about the events that happened on August 13. Some of the names are very familiar. Others will likely stump you. Tickle your curiosity with these questions, then check your answers on today's web page. | |
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| QUIZ | |
| Births | |
| Felix Wankel, born 13 Aug 1902, was a German engineer and inventor of the Wankel internal combustion engine. Advantages of the Wankel engine include light weight, few moving parts and compactness. What was Wankel's novel innovation in his engine? | |
| Born 13 Aug 1888, a Scottish inventor and engineer, was a father of TV. In fact, he was the first man to televise pictures of objects in motion. Can you name this man? | |
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| Jack Ryan (1926-1991) was an inventor with 1000 patents. Which of the following did he invent: Barbie, Military Missiles, Hot Wheels? | |
| René-Théophile-Hyacinthe Laënnec (1781-1826) was a French physician whose invention means he is generally considered the father of chest medicine. What device did he invent? | |
| Events | |
| On 13 Aug 1642, Christiaan Huygens discovered a Martian feature What feature on Mars did he observe? | |
| On 13 Aug of a certain year, William Gray of Hartford, Connecticut, received the first U.S. patent for a coin-operated telephone In what decade was this patent issued? | |
| Answers | |
| When you have your answers ready to all the questions above, you'll find all the information to check them, and more, on the August 13 web page of Today in Science History. Or, try this link first for just the brief answers.
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| Fast answers for the previous newsletter for August 12: Erwin Schrödinger; transistor; The Rocket; after the spacecraft of the Star Trek TV series; zebra; Joseph Lister. | |
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