Packet 1: Tossup 7

Knot theory was partially inspired by Peter Tait’s expansions on this scientist’s vortex theory of the atom. This scientist’s wildly (15[1])inaccurate prediction of the age of the earth (15[1])was based on the time (15[1])it took (15[1])for a molten ball’s (15[1])surface (15[2])to cool. (15[4]-5[1])This person is the second namesake of a throttling process that describes (15[1])the (15[1])temperature (15[1])change of an (15[1])expanding real gas that is (15[1])(*) adiabatic. (10[1])This (10[1])person was knighted for his work (10[1])solving bandwidth issues (10[1])on the transatlantic telegraph cable. (10[1]-5[3])The triple point of water is approximately 273 (10[1])degrees (10[2])on a temperature (10[2])scale (10[2])named (10[2])for (10[3])this (10[3])person. (10[4])For 10 points, a temperature unit named (10[1])for what person (10[1])sets zero degrees at absolute zero? (10[1])■END■ (10[2])

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