James Prescott Joule

James Prescott Joule was an English physicist. Joule studied the nature of heat and discovered its relationship to mechanical work. This led to the law of conservation of energy, which in turn led to the development of the first law of thermodynamics. The SI unit of energy, the joule (J), is named after him.

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Who was born first?

• James Prescott Joule and Ole Jacob Broch were born the same year
• James Prescott Joule and Maria Mitchell were born the same year
• James Prescott Joule and Angelo Secchi were born the same year
• James Prescott Joule and Max Joseph von Pettenkofer were born the same year
• James Prescott Joule and Adolf Anderssen were born the same year

Timeline

1. Adolf AnderssenJuly 6, 1818 – March 13, 1879
2. Angelo SecchiJune 18, 1818 – February 26, 1878
3. James Prescott Joule (this page)December 24, 1818 – October 11, 1889
4. Maria MitchellAugust 1, 1818 – June 29, 1889
5. Max Joseph von PettenkoferDecember 3, 1818 – February 10, 1901
6. Ole Jacob BrochJanuary 14, 1818 – February 5, 1889

Related

• Marie CurieNovember 7, 1867 – July 4, 1934
• Louis PasteurDecember 27, 1822 – September 28, 1895
• Carl Friedrich GaussApril 30, 1777 – February 23, 1855
• Dmitri MendeleevJanuary 27, 1834 – January 20, 1907
• Ernest RutherfordAugust 30, 1871 – October 19, 1937
• Erwin SchrödingerAugust 12, 1887 – January 4, 1961
• Wilhelm RöntgenMarch 27, 1845 – February 10, 1923
• Carl SaganNovember 9, 1934 – December 20, 1996