James Prescott Joule

James Prescott Joule JAMES PRESCOTT JOULE was born on 24th December 1818 in Salford, near Manchester, England. He is the second of five children born to owners of wealthy breweries. James received education at home till the age of 15. Then he went to work at a family brewery. But he and his brothers continued their education in Manchester with private teachers. From 1834 to 1837, they were taught by the famous British chemist John Dalton for chemistry, physics, scientific methods and mathematics.

Benjamin Joule, James Prescott Joule's father, born in Salford, Lancashire on 24th December 1818, is a wealthy wine maker based in Alice Prescott. The majority of James is educated at home for health. He studied arithmetic and geometry at John Dalton, Manchester Institute of Literature. He was later taught by famous scientist and instructor John Davis. His experimental results are well explained in his famous 1845 paper "On Mechanical Equivalent Heat". His efforts became the cornerstone of the theory of energy dialogue (the first law of thermodynamics)

James Prescott Joule FRS FRSE (December 24, 1818 - October 11, 1889) was a British physicist, mathematician, and wine maker born in Salford, Lancashire. Joule studied the nature of heat and found a relationship with mechanical work (see Energy). This leads to the conservation law of energy, which in turn leads to the development of the first law of thermodynamics. An energy unit derived from SI, Joule, is named after him. Jules cooperated with Sir Kelvin and later developed an absolute thermodynamic temperature scale called the Kelvin scale. Mr. Joules also observed the magnetostriction and found the relationship between the current through the resistor and the heat sink This is also known as Joule 's first law. His experiment on energy conversion was first announced in 1843.