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Reg32Idaho: New page: '''James Prescott Joule''' (1818 - 1889) was a brewer who, due to his work studying heat[http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/biography/Joule.html Wolfram.com Joule biography]
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New page: '''James Prescott Joule''' (1818 - 1889) was a brewer who, due to his work studying heat<ref>[http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/biography/Joule.html Wolfram.com Joule biography]</...

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'''James Prescott Joule''' (1818 - 1889) was a [[Beer | brewer]] who, due to his work studying heat<ref>[http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/biography/Joule.html Wolfram.com Joule biography]</ref>, became one of the founders of the science of [[thermodynamics]]. He is best known for showing that mechanical work and heat are interchangeable, which he did by carefully measuring the tempearature increase in water stirred by paddle wheels.

The SI Unit of energy, the [[Joule]], is named in his honor.

==References==
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 Since he had no formal university training, "many British scientists were hesitant to accept his work, but Joule patiently persisted. New ideas often take time to gain acceptance, especially if they are put forward by an amateur in that field. Joule’s findings challenged the caloric theory of heat which most physicists believed in at that time. In the caloric theory, heat was believed to be a fluid substance."<ref>[http://www.answersingenesis.org/creation/v15/i2/joule.asp James Joule biography]</ref>
-The SI Unit of energy, the [[Joule]], is named in his honor.
+The SI Unit of energy, the [[Joule]], is named in his honor, as is the process of Joule heating, which is performed by electric [[heating element]]s.
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−	'''James Prescott Joule''' (1818 - 1889) was a [[Beer \| brewer]] who, due to his work studying heat<ref>[http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/biography/Joule.html Wolfram.com Joule biography]</ref>, became one of the founders of the science of [[thermodynamics]]. He is best known for showing that mechanical work and heat are interchangeable, which he did by carefully measuring the tempearature increase in water stirred by paddle wheels.	+	'''James Prescott Joule''' (1818 - 1889) was a [[Beer\|brewer]] who, due to his work studying heat,<ref>[http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/biography/Joule.html Wolfram.com Joule biography]</ref> became one of the founders of the science of [[thermodynamics]]. He is best known for showing that mechanical work and heat are interchangeable, which he did by carefully measuring the tempearature increase in water stirred by paddle wheels.

	Since he had no formal university training, "many British scientists were hesitant to accept his work, but Joule patiently persisted. New ideas often take time to gain acceptance, especially if they are put forward by an amateur in that field. Joule’s findings challenged the caloric theory of heat which most physicists believed in at that time. In the caloric theory, heat was believed to be a fluid substance."<ref>[http://www.answersingenesis.org/creation/v15/i2/joule.asp James Joule biography]</ref>		Since he had no formal university training, "many British scientists were hesitant to accept his work, but Joule patiently persisted. New ideas often take time to gain acceptance, especially if they are put forward by an amateur in that field. Joule’s findings challenged the caloric theory of heat which most physicists believed in at that time. In the caloric theory, heat was believed to be a fluid substance."<ref>[http://www.answersingenesis.org/creation/v15/i2/joule.asp James Joule biography]</ref>

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	'''James Prescott Joule''' (1818 - 1889) was a [[Beer \| brewer]] who, due to his work studying heat<ref>[http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/biography/Joule.html Wolfram.com Joule biography]</ref>, became one of the founders of the science of [[thermodynamics]]. He is best known for showing that mechanical work and heat are interchangeable, which he did by carefully measuring the tempearature increase in water stirred by paddle wheels.		'''James Prescott Joule''' (1818 - 1889) was a [[Beer \| brewer]] who, due to his work studying heat<ref>[http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/biography/Joule.html Wolfram.com Joule biography]</ref>, became one of the founders of the science of [[thermodynamics]]. He is best known for showing that mechanical work and heat are interchangeable, which he did by carefully measuring the tempearature increase in water stirred by paddle wheels.
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		+	Since he had no formal university training, "many British scientists were hesitant to accept his work, but Joule patiently persisted. New ideas often take time to gain acceptance, especially if they are put forward by an amateur in that field. Joule’s findings challenged the caloric theory of heat which most physicists believed in at that time. In the caloric theory, heat was believed to be a fluid substance."<ref>[http://www.answersingenesis.org/creation/v15/i2/joule.asp James Joule biography]</ref>

	The SI Unit of energy, the [[Joule]], is named in his honor.		The SI Unit of energy, the [[Joule]], is named in his honor.