James Prescott Joule

James Prescott Joule (1818-1889), an English physicist, made fundamental contributions to the study of heat and energy.

Joule, James Prescott 2009

The unit is named for James Prescott Joule (1818-1889), the English physicist who made fundamental contributions to the study of heat and energy.

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The measurements were made by William Thompson and James Prescott Joule through their famous experiment Joule-Thompson.

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James Prescott Joule and others, in determining that a certain amount of mechanical energy is exactly equivalent to a definite amount of heat.

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James Prescott Joule was born at Salford, on Christmas Eve of the year

Scientific American Supplement, No. 363, December 16, 1882 Various

They had five children, of whom James Prescott Joule was the second, and of whom three were sons -- Benjamin, the eldest, James, and John -- and two daughters -- Alice and Mary.

Scientific American Supplement, No. 363, December 16, 1882 Various

However, in 1843 James Prescott Joule (1818-89) was the next to discover the principle of the equivalence between heat and work, and conducted several of the experiments which Carnot in his notes had requested to have made.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss 1840-1916 1913

The company name honours James Prescott Joule, the 19th-century British scientist.

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The company name honours James Prescott Joule, the 19th-century British scientist.

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Also lying in rest at the cemetery is scientist and 'father of modern physics' James Prescott Joule, who is also linked to an event at St Paul's Parish Church, on Springfield Road.

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