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English physicist who established the mechanical theory of heat and discovered the first law of thermodynamics (1818-1889)
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joule
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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
unit of electrical energy, 1882, coined in recognition of British physicist James P. Joule (1818-1889).
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The joule is the derived unit of energy in the International System of Units. Joule may also refer to: James Prescott Joule (1818–1889), English physicist for which the joule is named
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n. a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second [syn: J , watt second ] English physicist who established the mechanical theory of heat and discovered the first law ...
Usage examples of joule.
GeV, requires an energy input of about 7,000 joules and a persistent circulating current of 250 amps, if a 20 km deployed superconducting wire coil is used.
When the discharge setting is activated, a stream of particles are released through that lens, a power of about two thousand joules to a three-second burst.
And when one collapses, all those Joules come out at once, one way or another.
They had discovered the X ray, the cathode ray, the electron, and radioactivity, invented the ohm, the watt, the Kelvin, the joule, the amp, and the little erg.