In 2022–23, UW–Madison is celebrating its 175th anniversary — its demisemiseptcentennial, for the mathematically minded Latin speaker. Celebrate the anniversary by seeing how well you know the UW’s history: can you put these UW-related inventions in chronological order?
Inventive Badgers
For this 175th anniversary quiz, place these UW-linked inventions in correct chronological order.
John Allen
August 21, 2023
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