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Joule (jo͞ol, joul), James Prescott. 1818-1889.
British physicist who established the mechanical theory of heat and discovered the first law of thermodynamics.
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Joule, James Prescott — ▪ English physicist born December 24, 1818, Salford, Lancashire [now in Greater Manchester], England died October 11, 1889, Sale, Cheshire English physicist who established that the various forms of energy mechanical, electrical, and heat… … Universalium
Joule , James Prescott — (1818–1889) British physicist Joule, the son of a brewer from Salford, received little formal education, was never appointed to an academic post, and remained a brewer all his life. He began work in a private laboratory that his father built near … Scientists
Joule, James (Prescott) — born Dec. 24, 1818, Salford, Lancashire, Eng. died Oct. 11, 1889, Sale, Cheshire English physicist. After studying under John Dalton, in 1840 he described Joule s law, which stated that the heat produced in a wire by an electric current is… … Universalium
Joule, James (Prescott) — (24 dic. 1818, Salford, Lancashire, Inglaterra–11 oct. 1889, Sale, Cheshire). Físico inglés. Después de estudiar bajo la guía de John Dalton, en 1840 describió la ley de Joule, la cual afirmaba que el calor producido en un alambre por una… … Enciclopedia Universal
Joule, James Prescott — ► (1818 89) Físico británico. Estudió el efecto calorífico de la corriente eléctrica y encontró la equivalencia mecánica del calor … Enciclopedia Universal
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James Prescott Joule — James P. Joule James Prescott Joule (* 24. Dezember 1818 in Salford bei Manchester; † 11. Oktober 1889 in Sale (Greater Manchester), Aussprache: dʒuːl[1]) war ein britischer Physiker … Deutsch Wikipedia
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