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Arthur Eddington
  • 1. What year was Arthur Eddington born?
A) 1950
B) 1925
C) 1900
D) 1882
  • 2. In which country was Arthur Eddington born?
A) Germany
B) United States
C) France
D) England
  • 3. What field of science was Arthur Eddington best known for?
A) Geology
B) Biology
C) Astrophysics
D) Chemistry
  • 4. What is the name of the famous book written by Eddington on the philosophy of science?
A) A Brief History of Time
B) Cosmos
C) The Nature of the Physical World
D) A Brief History of Humankind
  • 5. In what year did Eddington pass away?
A) 2000
B) 1960
C) 1944
D) 1985
  • 6. Which university did Eddington attend for his undergraduate studies?
A) University of Oxford
B) University of Manchester
C) University of Cambridge
D) Harvard University
  • 7. Eddington was a prominent supporter of which famous physicist and philosopher's work?
A) Leonard Susskind
B) Isaac Newton
C) Albert Einstein
D) Niels Bohr
  • 8. Which famous scientific experiment did Eddington conduct in 1919?
A) Double-slit experiment
B) CERN particle collision
C) Solar eclipse expedition
D) Hubble Space Telescope launch
  • 9. Eddington played a key role in the discovery of what important process powering stars?
A) Gravitational collapse
B) Black hole formation
C) Solar flares
D) Nuclear fusion
  • 10. What prestigious position did Eddington hold from 1914 to 1944 at the University of Cambridge?
A) Plumian Professor of Astronomy
B) Regius Professor of Physics
C) Lucasian Professor of Mathematics
D) Chancellor of the University
  • 11. Eddington's work laid the foundation for what branch of theoretical physics later crucial for understanding the universe?
A) Quantum mechanics
B) Cosmology
C) Solid-state physics
D) Optics
  • 12. Which prestigious scientific award did Eddington receive in 1924?
A) Nobel Prize
B) Fields Medal
C) Turing Award
D) Royal Medal
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