Wasted155 said:
9. Yes, this person was a scientist.
FREEBIE: It is also a male. Since I did slip up.
Historical Figures 20 Questions
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9. Yes, this person was a scientist.
FREEBIE: It is also a male. Since I did slip up.
11. Was this person involved in the physical sciences (e.g. physics, astronomy, and chemistry-- as opposed to biology/earth science)?
11. This person's primary involvement was within the physical sciences - including the list given, but not isolated to the list given.
12. Was this person a physicist?
12. Not primarily.
Did this person die before Jan 1, 1800?
13. No. This person died on or after Jan 1, 1800.
Was this person known more as an invetor (as opposed to a discoverer of electricity, oxygen, etc.)
14. Yes, this person is primarily remembered as an inventor.
FREEBIE: This person has title beyond Mr, Doctor, or Professor by which one would be expected to call him. I clarified this in the chat: the title is not one he was born with, nor is it a post nomial like VC, PhD, DDS, and so on. That does not mean this person does not have those titles; but I am clarifying exactly what I mean by a "title you would be expected to call him by"
Such as, if you addressed a retired US Senator, you would call him or her "Senator John Doe". If you addressed a retired General, you would call them, "General Jane Doe". Both those titles are out because politics and military have been ruled out.
FREEBIE: This person has title beyond Mr, Doctor, or Professor by which one would be expected to call him. I clarified this in the chat: the title is not one he was born with, nor is it a post nomial like VC, PhD, DDS, and so on. That does not mean this person does not have those titles; but I am clarifying exactly what I mean by a "title you would be expected to call him by"
Such as, if you addressed a retired US Senator, you would call him or her "Senator John Doe". If you addressed a retired General, you would call them, "General Jane Doe". Both those titles are out because politics and military have been ruled out.
15. Is this person primarily known for one major invention in contrast to many well known inventions? (for example, Alexander Graham Bell is mostly known for the telephone, but Benjamin Franklin has many well known inventions to his name.)
We are dealing with a North American inventor that wasn't a politician and didn't have a military career. Born after 1/1/1725, died after 1/1/1800, and was born before 1/1/1850....
We are dealing with a North American inventor that wasn't a politician and didn't have a military career. Born after 1/1/1725, died after 1/1/1800, and was born before 1/1/1850....
15. This person has one major invention to which he is commonly ascribed.
Did he invent a weapon?
16. This person did invent a weapon.
Is it Sir Hiram Maxim? Inventor of the Maxim Machine Gun?
It is Sir Hiram Maxim!
Hiram Maxim was born in the United States and grew up a machinist. He eventually developed technology similar to Edison's light bulb. Unfortunately, Edison cornered the market; Maxim moved to England where he made the Maxim gun, taking the advice of someone who told him that in order to get rich, he needed to invent something that would let the Europeans kill each other faster. In his later life, he experimented with powerful engines and flying machines.
Hiram Maxim was born in the United States and grew up a machinist. He eventually developed technology similar to Edison's light bulb. Unfortunately, Edison cornered the market; Maxim moved to England where he made the Maxim gun, taking the advice of someone who told him that in order to get rich, he needed to invent something that would let the Europeans kill each other faster. In his later life, he experimented with powerful engines and flying machines.
Victory!
LC, wanna go again? Or anyone else?
LC, wanna go again? Or anyone else?
I'll go. Commence.
Ok, was this person born on/after Jan 1, 1850?
Wasted155 said:
1. Yes.
2. Is this person still alive?