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1. Who invented the printing press?
2. Who invented the radio?
3. Who invented dynamite?
4. Who invented the electric battery?
5. Who invented the airplane autopilot system?
6. What modern technology relies on the 'frequency hopping' concept co-invented by Hedy Lamarr?
7. What was James Watt's primary invention that made the steam engine efficient?
8. What was the purpose of Eli Whitney's cotton gin?
9. Why did Carver encourage farmers to plant peanuts instead of just cotton?
10. Kevlar is famously known for being how many times stronger than steel on an equal-weight basis?
11. What was the main advantage of Armstrong's FM radio over the existing AM radio?
12. The 88 frequencies used in Lamarr's invention were inspired by what musical instrument?
13. What technology from the music industry did Edwin Link adapt to create the first flight simulator?
14. What was the revolutionary idea in the Von Neumann Architecture?
15. What was the most significant mechanical feature of Pascal's calculator?
16. What was the main advantage of the Magnetic Detector over the earlier coherer?
17. What did John Harrison's marine chronometer allow sailors to calculate for the first time?
18. What materials did Cai Lun use to create his first batches of paper?
19. How was Mary Anderson's original windshield wiper powered?
20. What physical event created the radio waves in Marconi's first transmitters?