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Forgotten Figures Quiz
Forgotten Figures Quiz: (re)discover history's overlooked figures with free questions, no sign-up required. Instant results, share your score with friends!
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From Joan Clarke to Hedy Lamarr, by way of Nicéphore Niépce, this quiz shines a light on pioneers unfairly overshadowed by more famous figures. A fun way to give history its due.
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- Joan Clarke, a British cryptanalyst, worked with Alan Turing to decrypt Enigma machine messages during the Second World War.
- Sister Mary Kenneth Keller, an American nun and computing pioneer, contributed to the development of the COBOL and BASIC programming languages.
- Hedy Lamarr, an American actress and inventor, co-invented a spread-spectrum communication system, a precursor to Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.
- Nicéphore Niépce, one of the inventors of photography, produced the first permanent photograph in 1826, yet remains less cited than Louis Daguerre.
This quiz currently has 40 questions, ranging from easy to hard, available in French and English.
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