The Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester - Joule and Energy

INTRODUCTION
THE EXPERIMENT
JOULE'S LIFE AND WORK
APPARATUS
EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
GLOSSARY

Welcome >> The experiment

 

This image shows an artist's impression of Joule's apparatusThis image shows an artist's impression of Joule's apparatus

Click here to see images of James Joule doing the famous paddlewheel experiment, originally carried out in the basement of a Salford brewery in 1845

This image shows an artist's impression of Joule's apparatus

Click here to try the experiment for yourself. What happens if you make changes to it ?

 

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