James Prescott Joule [1818-1889] English Rank: 114 Physicist
James Prescott Joule FRS . This led to the law of conservation of energy, which led to the development of the first law of thermodynamics. The SI derived unit of energy, the joule, is named after James Joule. He worked with Lord Kelvin to develop the absolute scale of temperature the kelvin. Alone, God, Knowledge, Power, Wisdom | |