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

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

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James Prescott Joule, of Salford, England, developed revolutionary ideas on energy and temperature. In 1843, he proposed the Mechanical Equivalent of Heat, which included a constant describing the conversion of heat into mechanical work. The international unit of energy, the joule, is named in his honour.

This site includes a virtual recreation of his famous paddlewheel experiment, access to Joule’s original apparatus in the collections of the Museum of Science & Industry in Manchester, further information about Joule and his work and National Curriculum resources.

 

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