GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

INVENTIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Rayon was invented by
A
Sir Joseph Swann
B
Christopher Cockerell
C
Adolph Rickenbacker
D
David Brewster
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -(1828-1914) Joseph Swan was a chemist, physicist, and inventor, who is most famous for his important role in the development of electric lighting. He was born in Sunderland, England on October 31, 1828 to John and Isabella Swan.

Detailed explanation-2: -In what are considered to be independent lines of inquiry, Swan’s incandescent electric lamp was developed at the same time that Thomas Edison was working on his incandescent lamp with Swan’s first successful lamp and Edison’s lamp both patented in 1879.

Detailed explanation-3: -As every third-grader knows, Thomas Edison invented the electric lightbulb.

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