Famous people in Physics

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Across
  1. 2. Studied blackbody radiation
  2. 3. Discovered splitting of spectral lines in a strong magnetic field
  3. 8. Discovered laws governing radiation of heat
  4. 11. Developed statistical mechanics and applied it to kinetic theory of gases
  5. 12. Proposed absolute temperature scale, of essence to development of thermodynamics
  6. 13. Invented the modern condensing steam engine and a centrifugal governor
  7. 14. Hypothesized that the Earth is a giant magnet
  8. 16. Invented the cloud chamber
  9. 17. Developed empirical formula to describe hydrogen spectrum
  10. 19. Studied radioactivity with wife, Marie Curie; discovered piezoelectricity
  11. 20. Founded the science of thermodynamics
Down
  1. 1. Discovered Hook'e law of elasticity
  2. 4. E=mc2
  3. 5. Discovered electromagnetic induction and devised first electrical transformer
  4. 6. Developed chemical thermodynamics; introduced concepts of free energy and chemical potential
  5. 7. Invented the first practical system of wireless telegraphy
  6. 9. Created alternating current
  7. 10. Discovered law of refraction
  8. 15. Developed second law of thermodynamics, a statement that the entropy of the Universe always increase
  9. 17. Liquified nitrogen and invented the Dewar flask, which is critical for low-temperature work
  10. 18. Discovered radioactivity of thorium; co-discovered radium and polonium