Science the scientists

80. Who did develop the first successful treatment for insulin-dependent diabetes?

Ans. Frederick Banting

 

81. Who did discover the first evidence of the existence of dark matter?

Ans. Vera Rubin

 

82. Who did develop the concept of the first programmable computer and wrote the first algorithm?

Ans.Ada Lovelace

 

83. Who did discover the neurotransmitter serotonin?

Answer: Maurice Rapport

 

84. Who did propos the theory of the origin of life through chemical evolution?

Ans. Stanley Miller and Harold Urey

 

85. Who did discover the role of enzymes in fermentation, laying the groundwork for modern biochemistry?

Ans. Eduard Buchner

 

86. Who is known for their pioneering work in the field of cognitive psychology and the theory of cognitive development?

Ans. Jean Piaget

 

87. Who did develop the first successful vaccine for polio, using a weakened form of the virus?

Ans. Albert Sabin

 

88. Who did discover the phenomenon of superconductivity?

Ans. Heike Kamerlingh Onnes

 

89. Who did propose the theory of endosymbiosis, suggesting that eukaryotic cells evolved from symbiotic relationships between different prokaryotic organisms?

Ans. Lynn Margulis

 

90. Who did discover the structure of the periodic table of elements and predicted the existence of several elements yet to be discovered?

Ans. Dmitri Mendeleev

 

91. Who is known for their research on the intelligence of octopuses and their ability to solve complex problems?

Ans. Jennifer Mather

 

92. Who did develop the first successful treatment for leprosy, known as dapsone?

Ans. Gerhard Domagk

 

93.Who did discover the existence of cosmic microwave background radiation, providing evidence for the Big Bang theory?

Ans.  Arno Penzias and Robert Wilson

 

94. Who is known for their research on the social behaviour of chimpanzees, particularly in the wild?

Ans. Jane Goodall

 

95. Who did develop the first successful treatment for syphilis, known as Salvarsan?

Ans. Paul Ehrlich

 

96. Who did discover the phenomenon of black holes and the mathematical equations describing them?

Ans. Karl Schwarzschild

 

97. Who is known for their research on the effects of psychedelic drugs on consciousness and the human mind?

Ans.  Albert Hofmann

 

98. Who did propose the concept of the Gaia hypothesis, suggesting that Earth is a self-regulating organism?

Ans. James Lovelock

 

99. Who did discover the role of nitric oxide as a signalling molecule in the cardiovascular system?

Ans. Robert Furchgott, Louis Ignarro, and Ferid Murad

 

100. Who did develop the first successful treatment for anthrax, known as the anthrax vaccine?

Ans.  Louis Pasteur and Emile Roux

 

101.Who did develop the first successful treatment for smallpox, known as the smallpox vaccine?

Ans. Edward Jenner

 

102. Who did discover the principles of psychoanalysis and the role of the unconscious mind?

Ans.  Sigmund Freud

 

103. Who is known for their discovery of the structure and function of telomeres, the protective caps at the ends of chromosomes?

Ans. Elizabeth Blackburn and Carol Greider

 

104. Who did discover the role of nitrous oxide (laughing gas) as an aesthetic?

Ans. Humphry Davy

 

105. Who did propose the theory of punctuated equilibrium, suggesting that evolution occurs in rapid bursts followed by long periods of stability?

Ans. Stephen Jay Gould and Niles Eldredge

 

106. Who did develop the first successful treatment for malaria, using quinine extracted from the bark of the cinchona tree?

Ans. Charles Laveran and Ronald Ross

 

107. Who did discover the principles of genetic inheritance through experiments with pea plants?

Ans.  Gregor Mendel

 

108. Who did propose the theory of morphic resonance, suggesting that memories are transmitted through a collective consciousness?

Ans.  Rupert Sheldrake

 

109. Who did  discover the structure of the atom and proposed the model of the planetary atom?

Ans. Ernest Rutherford

 

110. Who develop the first successful treatment for rabies, known as the rabies vaccine?

Ans.  Louis Pasteur

 

111. Who did  discover the enzyme telomerase and its role in maintaining telomere length?

Ans.  Elizabeth Blackburn and Carol Greider

 

112. Who did propose the concept of the double helix structure of DNA independently of Watson and Crick?

Ans. Linus Pauling

 

113. Who did develop the first successful treatment for yellow fever, using a weakened form of the virus?

Ans. Max Theiler

 

114. Who did discover the principles of gene regulation and mRNA splicing?

Ans. Richard Roberts and Phillip Sharp

 

115. Who did discover the phenomenon of RNA interference (RNAi)?

Ans. Andrew Fire and Craig Mello

 

116. Who did develop the first successful treatment for bacterial infections using antibiotics, known as sulfa drugs?

Ans.  Gerhard Domagk

 

117. Who did propose the theory of endosymbiosis, suggesting that eukaryotic cells evolved from symbiotic relationships between different prokaryotic organisms?

Ans. Lynn Margulis

 

118. Who did discover the neurotransmitter acetylcholine and its role in neuromuscular transmission?

Ans.  Otto Loewi

 

119. Who did develop the first successful treatment for tetanus, known as the tetanus vaccine?

Ans. Emil von Behring

 

120. Who did discover the phenomenon of transposons, also known as jumping genes, and their role in genetic inheritance?

Ans. Barbara McClintock

 


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