Could It Be?

Could English scientist Michael Faraday have switched on an electric incandescent light bulb in his home? Faraday died in 1867, and the Edison light bulb was not produced until about 1880. Hence, the answer is "no."

Thomas A. Edison's laboratory in West Orange, New Jersey.

Could it have been remotely possible for the following statements to be true?

1. Queen Elizabeth I looked through a telescope and saw Jupiter's moons.

2. Sir Walter Scott lit a Bunsen burner.

3. Theodore Roosevelt was X-rayed.

4. Queen Victoria relieved a headache with aspirin.

5. During the Crimean War, dynamite blew up a Russian fort.

6. Albert Einstein listened to a transistor radio.

7. Galileo wrote to Isaac Newton.

8. Antoine Lavoisier knew of the existence of the planet Neptune.

9. Johannes Kepler read Galileo's Starry Messenger.

10. Charles Darwin used saccharin in his tea.

Answers:

1. Queen Elizabeth I looked through a telescope and saw Jupiter's moons. No.

2. Sir Walter Scott lit a Bunsen burner. No.

3. Theodore Roosevelt was X-rayed. Yes.

4. Queen Victoria relieved a headache with aspirin. Yes.

5. During the Crimean War, dynamite blew up a Russian fort. No.

6. Albert Einstein listened to a transistor radio. Yes.

7. Galileo wrote to Isaac Newton. No.

8. Antoine Lavoisier knew of the existence of the planet Neptune. No.

9. Johannes Kepler read Galileo's Starry Messenger. Yes.

10. Charles Darwin used saccharin in his tea. Yes.