JAMES PRESCOTT JOULE

By: Derek Muncy6th Per. Physical Science

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James Joule was born in Salford, England in 1818 on the night of Christmas Eve. His family owned their own brewery which they all took part in working in.

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This photo shows James’s heat apparatus that he invented in 1845. This invention led to the first law of thermodynamics.

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In this photo is the Calorimeter. He used this to stir water with paddles that connected to this calorimeter. This invention is now in the museum of Natural Philosophy in Scotland.

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This statue of James Joule sits in Worthington Park in Europe, This statue honors him for laying the foundation for the law of conservation of energy, the unit ‘’Joule’’ was named in his honor.

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This statue is located in Manchester, Town Hall. This was sculpted by Alfred Gilbert in honor of his research in electricity and thermodynamics.

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This photo shows Cassidy putting the final touches on the clay model that sits in Worthington park honoring his research in electricity and thermodynamics.

About James Joule

James joule’s invention of the apparatus is now used today in the heating and cooling of our refrigerators and air conditioners and heaters and etc., James grew up in a small town where his family owned a business of a brewery which he and his brother both helped his father work in throughout his childhood, he is best know for his research in thermodynamics and electricity. He passed away in 1889 and was laid to rest in his hometown of Salford, England leaving behind three children and a wife.