James Prescott Joule is credited with the fundamental discovery that opened a new paradigm of the nature of heat, which allowed many new discoveries and inventions. A rather unassuming man in appearance, he had difficulty for a long time in convincing...

James Prescott Joule is credited with the fundamental discovery that opened a new paradigm of the nature of heat which allowed many new discoveries and inventions. A rather unassuming man in appearance, he had difficulty for a long time in convincing...

James Joule was perhaps the greatest amateur scientist of all time. He was the proprietor of a successful brewery who never held an academic post--in fact, he never completed an undergraduate degree. Today he is recognized as an important contributor...

James Joule was born in Salford, near Manchester, England, on December 24, 1818. He was the second son of a wealthy brewery owner and was educated at home by private tutors. For three years he was fortunate enough to have the eminent British chemist,...

1818-1889 English physicist who investigated the equivalence of mechanical, electrical, and heat energy, and who is often credited (together with Joseph Mayer) with formulating the law of conservation of energy. The unit of energy in the international...

James Prescott Joule, FRS (IPA: /ˈdʒuːl/; December 24, 1818 – October 11, 1889) was an English physicist (and brewer), born in Salford, Lancashire. Joule studied the nature of heat, and discovered its relationship to mechanical work (see...