Patterns of Change in Technology (Junior Cert History): Flashcards
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Who invented the moveable type printing press?
Who invented the moveable type printing press?
Johannes Gutenberg
When was the printing press invented?
When was the printing press invented?
Mid-1400s
First book printed by Gutenberg
First book printed by Gutenberg
Gutenberg Bible
When were printing presses in all major European cities?
When were printing presses in all major European cities?
By 1500
Navigation tools that determined latitude
Navigation tools that determined latitude
Quadrant and Astrolabe
Type of sails on caravel ships
Type of sails on caravel ships
Triangular lateen sails
% of WWI chemical weapon deaths from phosgene
% of WWI chemical weapon deaths from phosgene
85%
US atomic bomb research project name
US atomic bomb research project name
Manhattan Project
Where were atomic bombs used in 1945?
Where were atomic bombs used in 1945?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
First artificial satellite & year
First artificial satellite & year
Sputnik, 1957
First man to orbit Earth
First man to orbit Earth
Yuri Gagarin (1961)
Year Apollo 11 mission launched
Year Apollo 11 mission launched
1969
Apollo 11 astronauts who landed on moon
Apollo 11 astronauts who landed on moon
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin
How many people watched Apollo 11 moon landing?
How many people watched Apollo 11 moon landing?
Over 500 million people
When was NASA established?
When was NASA established?
1958