Sir James Prescott Joule (1818-1889) became one of the most
significant physicists of the nineteenth century, although his
original interest in science was as a hobby and for practical
business purposes. The son of a brewer, he began studying heat
while investigating how to increase the efficiency of electric
motors. His discovery of the relationship between heat and energy
contributed to the discovery of the conservation of energy and the
first law of thermodynamics. Volume 1 of Joule's scientific papers
was published in 1884. It is organised chronologically and reveals
the range of Joule's interests and the development of his thought.
The topics of the papers include the measurement of heat, voltaic
batteries, electromagnets, specific heat, meteorology and
thermodynamics. Joule's careful experiments in these areas were
fundamental to the development of significant areas of
twentieth-century physics, although he was slow to gain recognition
from his contemporaries.
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