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

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