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John Logie Baird demonstrated television; Alexander Graham Bell (Scottish) invented the telephone

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Who demonstrated television?

Alexander Graham Bell

John Logie Baird

Sir Frank Whittle

Tim Berners-Lee

Explanation

John Logie Baird demonstrated television in 1925. Bell invented the telephone, Whittle developed the jet engine, and Berners-Lee invented the Web.

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Which Scottish-born inventor is credited with inventing the telephone?

John Logie Baird

Alexander Graham Bell

James Watt

Sir Frank Whittle

Explanation

Alexander Graham Bell was born in Scotland and is credited with inventing the telephone in 1876. Baird demonstrated television, and Whittle developed the jet engine.

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Who developed the jet engine?

Christopher Cockerell

Sir Frank Whittle

Isambard Kingdom Brunel

John Logie Baird

Explanation

Sir Frank Whittle developed the jet engine in the 1930s. Cockerell invented the hovercraft, Brunel built railways and ships, and Baird demonstrated television.

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Who invented the hovercraft?

Sir Frank Whittle

John Logie Baird

Sir Christopher Cockerell

Alexander Graham Bell

Explanation

Sir Christopher Cockerell invented the hovercraft in the 1950s. Whittle developed the jet engine, Baird demonstrated television, and Bell invented the telephone.

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Who demonstrated television for the first time?

Alexander Graham Bell

Sir Christopher Cockerell

John Logie Baird

Sir Frank Whittle

Explanation

John Logie Baird demonstrated television in 1925. Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone (1876), Sir Frank Whittle developed the jet engine (1930s), and Sir Christopher Cockerell invented the hovercraft (1950s).