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WELCOME >> JOULE'S LIFE & WORK >> QUESTION & ANSWER SESSION WITH JAMES JOULE >> QUESTION 1

Answer: You are right. In fact, I was born in Salford which is now part of Greater Manchester. Our family thinks we originally came from France and that is where the name came from.