A Survey of Scotland's History - Answers | ||
Scotland's Past -> A Survey of Scotland's History -> Exercise A | ||
Answers
A. Questions about famous persons
1. Charles Rennie Macintosh?
1868 - 1928. He was a famous architect and furniture designer.
2. Alexander Graham Bell?
1847 - 1922. He invented the telephone.
3. Sir Walter Scott?
1771 - 1832. A famous Scottish author. He wrote novels like Ivanhoe and Rob Roy.
4. Alexander Flemming?
1881 - 1955. He discovered penicillin.
5. John Logie Baird?
1888 - 1946. He invented the television.
6. John McAdam?
1756 - ?. He invented tarmac - a material used for making road surfaces.
7. Andrew Carnegie?
1835 - 1919. Born in Scotland but immigrated with his family to USA in 1848. |
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