Who invented the modern zipper mechanism with interlocking teeth in its final commercial form? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

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Who invented the modern zipper mechanism with interlocking teeth in its final commercial form?

A. Walter Hunt

B. Elias Howe

C. Gideon Sundback

D. Whitcomb Judson

Answer: Option C

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Gideon Sundback modified earlier primitive clasp locker designs into the modern 'Hookless Fastener' or zipper in 1913.

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A. IBM on the Selectric typewriter series

B. Smith Corona

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Correct Answer: Option A

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IBM integrated specialized adhesive lift-off correction ribbons into Selectric mechanical ball typing tracking frameworks in 1973.

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Who invented the alkaline storage battery and the phonograph?

A. Alessandro Volta

B. Thomas Edison

C. Michael Faraday

D. Nikola Tesla

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Correct Answer: Option B

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Thomas Alva Edison developed the phonograph in 1877 and later engineered the commercial alkaline storage battery.

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Who discovered that the planet Jupiter possesses a massive permanent high-pressure cyclonic storm, the Great Red Spot?

A. William Herschel

B. Giovanni Domenico Cassini and Robert Hooke

C. Galileo Galilei

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