Who invented the vacuum pump?
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Who invented the vacuum pump?
✓ Correct answer: a) Otto von Guericke
ExplanationThe first vacuum pump was discovered in 1650 by Otto von Guericke and was headed by the suction pump, which dates to antiquity.A vacuum pump is a device that removes gas molecules from a sealed volume to leave behind a partial vacuum.Cai Lun is traditionally regarded as the inventor of paper and the modern papermaking process.Melitta Bentz is credited with the invention of the coffee filter.William Henry Fox Talbot is best known for his development of the calotype which is an early photographic process.Hence the correct option is “Otto von Guericke”
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