The word gas comes from the Greek word chaos, meaning disorder. Around 1630, Flemish scientist Jean Baptiste van Helmont first referred to gas in a scientific context to describe a vaporous state of matter that wasn't solid and wasn't liquid, but existed nonetheless. The first "gas" he described was within the smoke produced by burning wood. He called it "gas sylvestre," meaning wild gas or wood gas. Today we call it carbon dioxide.

John Sylvester White played high school principal Mr. Woodman on which TV series?

A) "Glee"

B) "Head of the Class"

C) "Saved by the Bell"

D) "Welcome Back, Kotter"

Previous answer: Named for a graduate of the Princeton University class of 1914, the NCAA's Hobey Baker Memorial Award goes to an outstanding collegiate men's ice hockey player.

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