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A quarter of 14-year-olds confuse Marie Curie with Mariah Carey, according to research by the L'Oreal Young Scientist Centre at the Royal Institution for the BBC News Magazine.It reveals what six to 15-year-olds do and don't know about scientists. Can you do any better? | A quarter of 14-year-olds confuse Marie Curie with Mariah Carey, according to research by the L'Oreal Young Scientist Centre at the Royal Institution for the BBC News Magazine.It reveals what six to 15-year-olds do and don't know about scientists. Can you do any better? |
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He discovered electromagnetic induction and featured on the back of £20 notes for 10 years, but 64% of children don't know who Michael Faraday is. Can you pick him out? | He discovered electromagnetic induction and featured on the back of £20 notes for 10 years, but 64% of children don't know who Michael Faraday is. Can you pick him out? |
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Albert Einstein is one of science's most recognisable faces, with 61% of children able to pick him out. His 1910 paper on "critical opalescence" helped confirm, among other things, what? | Albert Einstein is one of science's most recognisable faces, with 61% of children able to pick him out. His 1910 paper on "critical opalescence" helped confirm, among other things, what? |
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But while they could name him, 12% wrongly thought he discovered the law of gravity. That was Isaac Newton. What was the name of his book that explained the three basic laws that govern the way objects move? | But while they could name him, 12% wrongly thought he discovered the law of gravity. That was Isaac Newton. What was the name of his book that explained the three basic laws that govern the way objects move? |
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Marie Curie was the first person to be awarded two Nobel Prizes, but 61% of young people do not know what she is famous for. What chemical element did she NOT discover? | Marie Curie was the first person to be awarded two Nobel Prizes, but 61% of young people do not know what she is famous for. What chemical element did she NOT discover? |
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When asked to pick out a photo of Marie Curie, 14% of children pointed to a picture of Mariah Carey and 13% to Margaret Thatcher. The Royal Institution research is published ahead of Big Bang, a celebration of science and engineering for young people. | When asked to pick out a photo of Marie Curie, 14% of children pointed to a picture of Mariah Carey and 13% to Margaret Thatcher. The Royal Institution research is published ahead of Big Bang, a celebration of science and engineering for young people. |
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Television is a big part of life today, but only 28% of young people know it was in the 1920s that John Logie Baird made the first TV broadcast in the UK. Where did he give the first public demonstration? | Television is a big part of life today, but only 28% of young people know it was in the 1920s that John Logie Baird made the first TV broadcast in the UK. Where did he give the first public demonstration? |
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Ditto the telephone. Alexander Graham Bell is credited with inventing the first practical telephone, but what did he call it? | Ditto the telephone. Alexander Graham Bell is credited with inventing the first practical telephone, but what did he call it? |
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But there are claims Italian Antonio Meucci invented the telephone. He showed his "talking telegraph" to prospective investors in 1860. He filed a renewable notice of an impending patent in 1871, but in the end couldn't afford to renew it. In 1876 Bell, who shared a lab with him, filed instead and went on to fame and fortune. | But there are claims Italian Antonio Meucci invented the telephone. He showed his "talking telegraph" to prospective investors in 1860. He filed a renewable notice of an impending patent in 1871, but in the end couldn't afford to renew it. In 1876 Bell, who shared a lab with him, filed instead and went on to fame and fortune. |
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One scientist 77% of young people do recognise is Stephen Hawking. He says the best explanation for the existence of the universe is something called M-Theory. What does the "M" stand for? | One scientist 77% of young people do recognise is Stephen Hawking. He says the best explanation for the existence of the universe is something called M-Theory. What does the "M" stand for? |
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For more details on some of the world's leading figures, go to the scientists collection on the BBC's Science website. | For more details on some of the world's leading figures, go to the scientists collection on the BBC's Science website. |
For past quizzes including our weekly news quiz, 7 days 7 questions, expand the grey drop-down below - also available on the Magazine page (and scroll down). | For past quizzes including our weekly news quiz, 7 days 7 questions, expand the grey drop-down below - also available on the Magazine page (and scroll down). |