10 Quiz Questions About Famous Physicists

Who is known for the theory of relativity?

• Albert Einstein
• Niels Bohr
• James Clerk Maxwell
• Richard Feynman

Who first proposed the concept of a 'quantum jump' or 'quantum leap'?

• Ernest Rutherford
• Werner Heisenberg
• Niels Bohr
• Erwin Schrödinger

What is Richard Feynman known for?

• The double-slit experiment
• The theory of quantum electrodynamics (QED)
• The discovery of radioactivity
• The development of transformers

Who proposed the double helix structure of DNA by using X-ray diffraction?

• James Watson and Francis Crick
• Ernest O. Lawrence
• Max Planck
• Marie Curie

What is Planck's constant (h) pivotal to?

• The theory of evolution
• General relativity
• Quantum mechanics
• Classical mechanics

Who is known for the development of the quantum mechanics theory?

• Marie Curie
• Albert Einstein
• Werner Heisenberg
• Richard Feynman

What groundbreaking theory is James Clerk Maxwell known for?

• Theory of Electromagnetic Radiation
• Theory of General Relativity
• Quantum mechanics
• Quantum electrodynamics

Who discovered radioactivity and won two Nobel Prizes in both physics and chemistry?

• Ernest Rutherford
• Marie Curie
• J.J. Thomson
• Niels Bohr

What significant discovery is J.J. Thomson known for?

• Discovery of gravity
• Discovery of the electron and the concept of isotopes
• Formulating the theory of relativity
• Inventing the television

Who discovered the law of universal gravitation?

• Isaac Newton
• Albert Einstein
• Max Planck
• Niels Bohr