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Which crop's failure caused the Great Famine in Ireland during the 19th century?
What proportion of Ireland's population depended on farming, often on small plots of land, in the 19th century?
Who invented radar in 1935 to detect enemy aircraft using radio waves?
Which technology did Sir Robert Watson-Watt develop to detect enemy aircraft using radio waves?
Who built the radio telescope at Jodrell Bank, once the world’s largest?
What invention by Alan Turing laid the foundation for modern computer science?
Which Scottish physician co-discovered insulin, a key treatment for diabetes?
Who is best known for co-discovering the double helix structure of DNA?
Francis Crick is best known for co-discovering what?
Who designed the hovercraft, a vehicle capable of traveling over land and water, in the 1950s?
In which year did the Concorde, the supersonic passenger aircraft developed by Britain and France, first fly?
Who invented the cash-dispensing ATM, installed by Barclays Bank in Enfield, London, in 1967?
Which two British scientists pioneered IVF therapy, leading to the birth of the world’s first ‘test-tube baby’ in 1978?
Which British scientist co-developed the MRI scanner?
Who invented the World Wide Web?
What was the name of the first mammal successfully cloned from an adult in 1996?
Which two scientists led the team that cloned Dolly the sheep, the first mammal cloned from an adult in 1996?
Who invented jet engine?
What did Sir Frank Whittle develop in the 1930s?
What is the scientific contribution of Isaac Newton in the field of science?
Which British scientist led experiments that resulted in the first splitting of the atom?
True or False: The mobile phone was invented in the United Kingdom in the 20th century.
Which aircraft, developed in the UK, is capable of vertical takeoff and landing and used by various air forces?
Which TWO countries jointly developed the Concorde, the supersonic passenger aircraft, which first flew in 1969?