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Genius I. The Mission

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The Genius

Gallery of the Genius

Nobel Prize Laureates

Our Civilization

The Governing of the World

Life and Death

Limitless Mobility

Electricity

Limitless Communication

Hearing and Seeing

Multi Media Show

Aristotle

Alexander von Humboldt

Leonardo da Vinci

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Mission 6Discover when manfirst utilized fire.

Mission 8Look for the onlytotal body x-ray thatexists in the world.

Mission 9Find out when thefirst bicycle actuallyrolled down a road.

Mission 10Feel the voltage withyour own hands. Whois brave enough?

Mission 11Find out when thefirst edition of theGerman tabloid"Bild" was printed.

Mission 12Find the oldest radio and the oldest TV-set.

Mission 7Search for theworld’s smallest sundial.

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Mission 3Travel through time inthe world of creationsmade by human inven-tive talent!

Mission 2Find the only femaleNobel Prize laureate!

Mission 1Search for the inven-tion that had the biggest impact on our society!

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Mission Eternity

Völklinger HütteWeltkulturerbe

Europäisches Zentrum für Kunst und Industriekultur

Question 1When did the Italian all round genius Leonardo da Vinci make the first sketches for an automobile?

about 1415

about 1493

about 1532

Question 2What did the American Marion Donovan invent in 1951?

the paper napkin

the nylon stocking

the disposable diaper

Question 3What is the theme world called that deals with the locomotionand transport means of humanity?

Limitless Mobility

Rolling wheels

Higher, faster, farther

Question 4How many chairs did the Müller family go through in their life time?

22

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Question 5Where were the impressive photographs, reflecting man's imaginings of paradise, taken?

in the Nile delta

in the river landscape of the Amazon

in the estuary of the Orinoco river

Question 6Since when has fire been known to be used in Europe?

since the Stone Age

since the Middle Ages

always

Weltkulturerbe Völklinger Hütte Europäisches Zentrum für Kunst und IndustriekulturDirector General Dr. Meinrad Maria Grewenig66302 Völklingen / SaarbrückenTel. +49 (0) 6898 /9 100 100Fax +49 (0) 6898 /9 100 111www.voelklinger-huette.orgvisit@voelklinger-huette.org

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Question 7What exactly was the inventive accomplishment of the Nuremberg engineer Peter Henlein?

He invented the world smallest sundial

He invented the first alarm clock

He invented the first pocket watch

Question 8When was Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen first able to look inside the human body?

In the mid 18th century

At the end of the 19th century

At the beginning of the 20th century

Question 9Where did Karl Friedrich Christian Ludwig Freiherr Drais vonSauerbronn roll down a road on his bicycle for the first time?

Bielefeld

Göttingen

Mannheim

Question 10What device dissipates mechanical energy into electrical energy?

an electro motor

a transformer

a generator

Question 11How many newspapers were available in Germany at the beginning of the 17th century?

about 20 newspapers

about 70 newspapers

about 150 newspapers

Question 12What is the name of the inventor who established the first wireless communication link in 1895?

Guglielmo Marchese Marconi

Thomas Alva Edison

Sir Timothy John Berners-Lee

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© 2007 Weltkulturerbe Völklinger Hütte – Europäisches Zentrum für Kunst und IndustriekulturEditor: Meinrad Maria GrewenigAuthors: Peter Backes / Kim O. Lange Design: glas ag

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