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