Thursday, February 12, 2004

1. In 1907, Dr. Ernest Everett Just graduated magna cum laude from Dartmouth College. In what science was his degree?

2. At what university did Just teach after he graduated from Dartmouth?

3. In which state is the Marine Biological Laboratory at Woods Hole?

4. How many scientific papers did Just publish based on his 20 years of research at Woods Hole?

5. In 1954, Philip Emeagwali was born in what country?

6. Through self-study, Emeagwali earned a diploma in 1973 from which university?

7. What is the common name for an international network of computers?

8. In what state did Charles Bolden Jr. grow up?

9. For how many years was Bolden an astronaut?

10. As pilot of space shuttle Discovery in 1990, Bolden and crew successfully deployed what scientific instrument?

Answers:

1. Zoology.
2. Howard University.
3. Massachusetts.
4. More than 50.
5. Nigeria.
6. London.
7. The Internet.
8. South Carolina.
9. 14 years.
10. The Hubble Space Telescope.

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