Vision Learning
Visionlearning: Mechanics: Thermodynamics
Learn about the First Law of Thermodynamics and the importance of heat flow in machines and chemical reactions.
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Magnet Academy: James Joule
James Prescott Joule experimented with engines, electricity and heat throughout his life. Joule's findings resulted in his development of the mechanical theory of heat and Joule's law, which quantitatively describes the rate at which...
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Magnet Academy: Timeline of Electricity and Magnetism: 1840 1849
The legendary Faraday forges on with his prolific research and the telegraph reaches a milestone when a message is sent between Washington, DC, and Baltimore, MD.
Famous Scientists
Famous Scientists: James Prescott Joule
Learn about the accomplishments and life of James Prescott Joule in this article.
University of Waterloo (Canada)
University of Waterloo: James Prescott Joule
Lists the most important scientific contributions of James Prescott Joule. Provides some biographical details. Part of a set of History of Thermodynamics course notes.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: James Prescott Joule
Wikipedia offers a biographical sketch of James Prescott Joule discusses his contributions to the world of science, including the conservation of energy.
Other
Zephyrus James Prescott Joule
Short biographical site dedicated to James Prescott Joule (1818-1889).