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Name: James Prescott Joule
Birth Date: December 24, 1818
Death Date: October 11, 1889
Place of Birth: Salford, England
Place of Death: Sale, Cheshire, England
Nationality: English
Gender: Male
Occupations: physicist

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Biography of James Prescott Joule
1,315 words, approx. 4 pages
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...
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Biography of James Prescott Joule
1,315 words, approx. 4 pages
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...
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Biography of James Prescott Joule
927 words, approx. 3 pages
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...
 


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Joule, James Prescott (1818–1889) Summary
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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,...
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James Prescott Joule Summary
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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...
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James Prescott Joule Information
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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...


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Chemistry and Industry
James Prescot Joule - the first Green?
09/04/1989: 890 words, approx. 3 pages
James Prescot Joule -- the first Green? The prospect of waiting for their dotage to organise a birthday bicentennial celebration was obviously too much for the Institute of Physics and the Institution of Chemical Engineers. Instead they opted for 1989, 100 years...
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A gift of Joules
04/01/2008: 581 words, approx. 2 pages
February's Cutting Edge column, which mentioned the fascinating scientist James Prescott Joule, reminded me of my last wedding anniversary. In spring 2007 my husband and I celebrated our 20th anniversary. In marking this special occasion, my husband planned a weekend in Vermont for...
 


 

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