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