Mathematician:James Prescott Joule

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Mathematician

English physicist, mathematician and brewer who 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.


Nationality

British


History

  • Born: 24 December 1818 in Salford, Lancashire, England
  • Died: 11 October 1889 in Sale, Cheshire, England


Theorems and Definitions

Results named for James Prescott Joule can be found here.

Definitions of concepts named for James Prescott Joule can be found here.


Publications

  • 1845: On the Mechanical Equivalent of Heat