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