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James Prescott may refer to: Jimmy Prescott (1930–2011), English footballer James Arthur Prescott (1890–1987), Anglo-Australian agricultural scientist
James_Prescott
English physicist (1818–1889)
James Prescott Joule (/dʒuːl/; 24 December 1818 – 11 October 1889) was an English physicist. Joule studied the nature of heat and discovered its relationship
James_Prescott_Joule
Thermodynamic phase transition energy
vaporization of water would be 967 "degrees of heat" on the same scale. Later, James Prescott Joule characterised latent energy as the energy of interaction in a
Latent_heat
Meteorological optical phenomenon
into a coastal fog, or at distant cumulus clouds), are not understood. James Prescott Joule has been attributed with explaining the sunset green flash phenomenon
Green_flash
Type of energy transfer
Locke's description of heat was repeatedly quoted by English physicist James Prescott Joule. Also the transfer of heat was explained by the motion of particles
Heat
2015 American romantic fantasy film directed by Lee Toland Krieger
In 1929, when she was twenty-one, Adaline married engineer Clarence James Prescott. Three years later, in 1932, they had a daughter named Flemming. Five
The_Age_of_Adaline
Governor of the Bank of England (1802–1856)
Henry James Prescott (5 July 1802 – 13 August 1856) was Governor of the Bank of England from 1849 to 1851. He had been Deputy Governor from 1847 to 1849
Henry_James_Prescott
English actor (1792–1840)
James Prescott Warde (1792–1840) was an English actor. He came up as a provincial tragic actor, in the Garrick mould. The Dictionary of National Biography
James_Prescott_Warde
British chemist and physicist (1766–1844)
Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1834. James Prescott Joule, who later studied and published (1843) on the nature of heat
John_Dalton
American politician
James H. Prescott (October 19, 1934 – December 28, 2005) was an American politician. He served as a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives
James_H._Prescott
Hungarian-British polymath (1891–1976)
William Fairbairn, Bt James Prescott Joule (I) Edward William Binney (I) Dr Robert Angus Smith Dr Henry Edward Schunck (I) James Prescott Joule (II) Edward
Michael_Polanyi
American animated television series
acquaintance. Victor Garber as James Prescott Sr. (1st Voice) Nolan North as James "Jim" Prescott Jr. and Jim's father James Prescott Sr. (2nd Voice) Kari Wahlgren
Spirit_Riding_Free
American developmental psychologist (born 1934)
James W. Prescott (born January 21, 1934) is an American developmental psychologist, whose research focused on the origins of violence, particularly as
James_W._Prescott
SI derived unit of electrical resistance
Fleeming; Bright, Charles; Maxwell, James Clerk; Siemens, Carl Wilhelm; Stewart, Balfour; Joule, James Prescott; Varley, C. F. (September 1864). Report
Ohm
SI unit of energy
of one ohm for one second. It is named after the English physicist James Prescott Joule (1818–1889). According to the International Bureau of Weights
Joule
British learned society, charity and company in Manchester, United Kingdom
Society). Prominent members have included Robert Owen, John Dalton, James Prescott Joule, Sir William Fairbairn, Tom Kilburn, Peter Mark Roget, Sir Ernest
Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society
Manchester_Literary_and_Philosophical_Society
1986 musical
physicist from Los Alamos, James Prescott is attempting to prove (or disprove) the truth about the Shroud of Turin. James' obsession with this task strains
Into_the_Light_(musical)
English footballer
John Robert Prescott (1914–1989) was an English professional footballer who played as a winger. He was signed by several Football League clubs but only
James_Prescott_(footballer)
Australian scientist (1890–1987)
James Arthur Prescott CBE FRS (7 October 1890 – 6 February 1987) was an agricultural scientist. James Arthur Prescott was born on 7 October 1890 at Bolton
James_Arthur_Prescott
British engineer, businessman and activist (1769–1848)
James Watt, Jr., FRS (5 February 1769 – 2 June 1848) was a British engineer, businessman and activist. He was born on 5 February 1769, the son of James
James_Watt,_Jr
Physical effects characterized by James Prescott Joule
different physical effects discovered or characterized by English physicist James Prescott Joule. These physical effects are not the same, but all are frequently
Joule_effect
Australian-born British X-ray crystallographer (1890–1971)
25. Bragg was the director of the Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge, when James D. Watson and Francis Crick reported the discovery of the structure of DNA
Lawrence_Bragg
Sum of potential and kinetic energy
mechanical energy and an increase in temperature was discovered by James Prescott Joule. Many devices are used to convert mechanical energy to or from
Mechanical_energy
Concept that motion and heat are interchangeable
in the 19th century. Its independent and simultaneous discovery by James Prescott Joule and by Julius Robert von Mayer led to a priority dispute. Benjamin
Mechanical_equivalent_of_heat
Anglo-Irish innovator (1842–1912)
727–845. 1879. doi:10.1098/rstl.1879.0078. ISSN 0261-0523. Memoir of James Prescott Joule. Cambridge University Press. 2011 [1892]. ISBN 978-1-108-02880-6
Osborne_Reynolds
American political family and former first family
of James Smith Bush James Smith Bush (1825–1889), father of Samuel P. Bush Samuel Prescott Bush (1863–1948), father of Prescott Bush and son of James Smith
Bush_family
Canadian entomologist
entomologist of Canada in May 1909, the second to hold that post, succeeding James Fletcher. He travelled to Canada in September of the same year to take up
Charles_Gordon_Hewitt
American football player (born 1993)
Rayne Dakota Prescott (/ˈdæk/; born July 29, 1993) is an American professional football quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League
Dak_Prescott
Danish engineer and physicist (1815–1888)
conservation of energy contemporaneously with, and independently of, James Prescott Joule and Julius Robert von Mayer though his contribution was largely
Ludwig_A._Colding
Adoption of the metric system of measurements
Advancement of Science (BAAS), whose members included James Prescott Joule, Lord Kelvin, and James Clerk Maxwell, defined several electrical metric units
Metrication in the United Kingdom
Metrication_in_the_United_Kingdom
Units used to measure energy
is the same as the unit of work – the joule (J), named in honour of James Prescott Joule and his experiments on the mechanical equivalent of heat. In slightly
Units_of_energy
Welsh geologist, paleontologist and archaeologist (1838–1929)
William Fairbairn, Bt James Prescott Joule (I) Edward William Binney (I) Dr Robert Angus Smith Dr Henry Edward Schunck (I) James Prescott Joule (II) Edward
William_Boyd_Dawkins
British chemist (1820–1903)
Literary and Philosophical Society 1866–68 Succeeded by James Prescott Joule Preceded by James Prescott Joule President of the Manchester Literary and Philosophical
Edward_Schunck
Calendar year
von Pettenkofer, German chemist and hygienist (d. 1901) December 24 – James Prescott Joule, English physicist (d. 1889) December 27 – J. Lawrence Smith,
1818
British educationalist and politician (1909–1992)
Eric John Francis James, Baron James of Rusholme (13 April 1909 – 16 May 1992) was a prominent British educator. Eric John Francis James was born at Derby
Eric James, Baron James of Rusholme
Eric_James,_Baron_James_of_Rusholme
British mathematician and physicist
William Fairbairn, Bt James Prescott Joule (I) Edward William Binney (I) Dr Robert Angus Smith Dr Henry Edward Schunck (I) James Prescott Joule (II) Edward
Douglas_Hartree
British chemist (1817–84)
William Fairbairn, Bt James Prescott Joule (I) Edward William Binney (I) Dr Robert Angus Smith Dr Henry Edward Schunck (I) James Prescott Joule (II) Edward
Robert_Angus_Smith
Phenomenon of non-ideal fluids changing temperature
the thermodynamic potential for the gas. The effect is named after James Prescott Joule and William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin, who discovered it in 1852
Joule–Thomson_effect
Irish folk song
original text related to this article: The Irish Rover James Prescott (3 February 2014). "James Prescott - Folk Song Index In - Je". Telusplanet.net. Retrieved
The_Irish_Rover
British naturalist (1845–1929)
James Cosmo Melvill FLS FZS (1 July 1845 – 4 November 1929) was a British botanist and malacologist who collected plants in Europe and North America.
James Cosmo Melvill (naturalist)
James_Cosmo_Melvill_(naturalist)
British engineer
William Fairbairn, Bt James Prescott Joule (I) Edward William Binney (I) Dr Robert Angus Smith Dr Henry Edward Schunck (I) James Prescott Joule (II) Edward
Eaton_Hodgkinson
British politician (1793–1865)
of Nathaniel Heywood and Ann Percival, the brother to Thomas Heywood and James Heywood, and the nephew to Samuel Heywood. He lived at "Claremont" to the
Benjamin_Heywood
British chemist who formulated the law on the solubility of gases into liquids
William Fairbairn, Bt James Prescott Joule (I) Edward William Binney (I) Dr Robert Angus Smith Dr Henry Edward Schunck (I) James Prescott Joule (II) Edward
William_Henry_(chemist)
British chemist (1833–1915)
William Fairbairn, Bt James Prescott Joule (I) Edward William Binney (I) Dr Robert Angus Smith Dr Henry Edward Schunck (I) James Prescott Joule (II) Edward
Henry_Roscoe_(chemist)
British astrophysicist and mathematician
Andrew's Church, Oxford. William Whetten was the nephew of American architect James Renwick Jr., and designed Saints Peter and Paul, a Roman Catholic cathedral
Edward_Arthur_Milne
City in Arizona, United States
Prescott (/ˈprɛskət/ PRESS-kət) is a city in and the county seat of Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. As of 2020 Census, the city's population was
Prescott,_Arizona
Scottish civil engineer and shipbuilder (1789–1874)
and Thomas Hewes. In 1817, he launched his mill-machinery business with James Lillie as Fairbairn and Lillie Engine Makers. Fairbairn was a lifelong learner
William_Fairbairn
English mathematician (1849–1934)
Smith's prizeman and elected fellow in 1872. Among his professors were James Clerk Maxwell and George Gabriel Stokes. He was soon elected both a Fellow
Horace_Lamb
British economist and statistician (1867–1942)
William Fairbairn, Bt James Prescott Joule (I) Edward William Binney (I) Dr Robert Angus Smith Dr Henry Edward Schunck (I) James Prescott Joule (II) Edward
Alfred_William_Flux
its pull. This surprising property of rubber was first observed by James Prescott Joule about a hundred years ago and is known as the Joule effect." Rubber
Gough–Joule_effect
Category of disciplines and sub-disciplines in Physics
demonstrated the conversion of mechanical work into heat, and in 1847 James Prescott Joule stated the law of conservation of energy, in the form of heat
Experimental_physics
Physical quantity
the caloric, or merely a physical quantity, such as momentum. In 1845 James Prescott Joule discovered the link between mechanical work and the generation
Energy
(BAAS) including William Thomson (later Lord Kelvin), James Clerk Maxwell, and James Prescott Joule among its members was tasked with investigating the
History_of_the_metric_system
American historian and Hispanist (1796–1859)
William Hickling Prescott (May 4, 1796 – January 28, 1859) was an American historian and Hispanist, who is widely recognized by historiographers to have
William_H._Prescott
British scientist
of several scientists including Arthur Robert Hinks, Alfred Cort Haddon, James George Frazer and Emmanuel de Margerie From 1927 through 1956 he was the
H._J._Fleure
material. The first person to identify a magnetomechanical effect was James Prescott Joule in 1842. Magnetomechanical effects connect magnetic, mechanical
Magnetomechanical_effect
English Unitarian minister
John James Tayler (1797–1869) was an English Unitarian Minister. The eldest son of James Tayler (1765–1831) by his wife Elizabeth (1774–1847), daughter
John_James_Tayler
Heat exchanged by a body or thermodynamic system
of thermodynamics, sensible heat had a clear meaning in calorimetry. James Prescott Joule characterized it in 1847 as an energy that was indicated by the
Sensible_heat
Anglo-German physicist (1851–1934)
quite unofficial; he was neither a student nor a fellow. He worked with James Clerk Maxwell and with Rayleigh. In 1881, he was appointed to the Beyer
Arthur_Schuster
British electrical engineer
p151, Watchmaker Publishing, 2005 ISBN 1-929148-45-3. Donald Cardwell, James Joule: A Biography, Manchester University Press ND, 1989 ISBN 0-7190-3479-5
Henry_Wilde_(engineer)
British philanthropist (1830–1901)
Diocese of Manchester. In that capacity, he advised Bishop of Manchester James Fraser on the matters that led to the imprisonment of the Rev. Sidney Faithorn
Richard_Copley_Christie
Joule–Lenz law) – James Prescott Joule and Heinrich Friedrich Emil Lenz Joule–Thomson effect (a.k.a. Joule–Kelvin effect) – James Prescott Joule and William
Scientific phenomena named after people
Scientific_phenomena_named_after_people
Scottish physicist and meteorologist (1828–1887)
Following his studies of physics at Edinburgh, he became assistant to James David Forbes in 1856. Forbes was especially interested in questions of heat
Balfour_Stewart
American politician (1895–1972)
Prescott Sheldon Bush (May 15, 1895 – October 8, 1972) was an American banker and Republican Party politician. After working as a Wall Street executive
Prescott_Bush
Heat from a current in an electric conductor
(compared to conventional heat processing) due to higher resistance. James Prescott Joule first published in December 1840, an abstract in the Proceedings
Joule_heating
Welsh surgeon and apothecary (1734–1816)
William Fairbairn, Bt James Prescott Joule (I) Edward William Binney (I) Dr Robert Angus Smith Dr Henry Edward Schunck (I) James Prescott Joule (II) Edward
Thomas_Henry_(apothecary)
English ornithologist, amateur astronomer, journalist and writer
Cheshire and Liverpool Bay, 1910, written jointly with Charles Oldham and James Johnstone. Cheshire. Cambridge County Geographies. The Migration of Birds
Thomas_Coward
Anatomist and egyptologist
developed an interest in the anatomy of the human brain. He received a James King travelling scholarship and went to St John's College, Cambridge, graduating
Grafton_Elliot_Smith
American actor (1931–2015)
Robert Alvin Theatre October 22, 1986 – October 26, 1986 Into the Light James Prescott Neil Simon Theatre April 11, 1993 – April 12, 1993 Company Robert Vivian
Dean_Jones_(actor)
Canadian actor (born 1949)
producer Bill Atchison, husband of Hawn's character Elise Eliot, in 1996. In James Cameron's Titanic (1997), he essayed a Mid-Ulster accent to play the shipbuilder
Victor_Garber
British neurologist (1886–1961)
Durham, the son of surgeon Arthur John Jefferson (1857–1915), and Cecilia James. He was educated in Manchester, England, obtaining his medical degree in
Geoffrey_Jefferson
Irreversible thermodynamic process in which a volume of gas expands into a vacuum
measure of intermolecular forces. This type of expansion is named after James Prescott Joule who used this expansion, in 1845, in his study for the mechanical
Joule_expansion
Flow of electric charge
converting thermodynamic work into heat. The phenomenon was first studied by James Prescott Joule in 1841. Joule immersed a length of wire in a fixed mass of water
Electric_current
1836 play
featured William Macready as Bertulphe, Provost of Bruges, James Prescott Warde as Tancmar, Charles James Mathews as Gautier, Drinkwater Meadows as Phillipe,
The_Provost_of_Bruges
Historian of Science and Technology (1919–98)
of Technology, Science, and History (1972) Artisan to Graduate (1974). James Joule: a biography (1989). The Fontana History of Technology (1994). Pickstone
D._S._L._Cardwell
1826 play
Mayne Young as the Doge of Venice, Charles Kemble as Francesco Foscari, James Prescott Warde as Count Erizzo, and Daniel Egerton as Donato. Mitford began writing
Foscari_(play)
British researcher (1891–1964)
Reginald William James FRS (9 January 1891 – 7 July 1964) was a British researcher and teacher of physics in England and South Africa. He is best known
Reginald_W._James
Historical development of physics
energy was established quantitatively by Julius Robert von Mayer and James Prescott Joule, who measured the mechanical equivalent of heat in the 1840s.
History_of_physics
Law of physics and chemistry
stated a quantitative relationship between them. Meanwhile, in 1843, James Prescott Joule independently discovered the mechanical equivalent in a series
Conservation_of_energy
Decimal-based systems of measurement
June 2021, retrieved 16 December 2021 Thomson, William; Joule, James Prescott; Maxwell, James Clerk; Jenkin, Flemming (1873). "First Report – Cambridge 3
Metric_system
Graham's law of effusion and diffusion (1833). Julius Robert von Mayer and James Prescott Joule measure the heat generated by mechanical work. This establishes
List_of_experiments
Roger Stanton Michelle Forbes – Lynne Kresge Alan Dale – Vice President James Prescott Steven Culp – Ted Simmons John Rubinstein – Alex (Secretary of State)
List_of_24_characters
List of scientists who are Christians
Bible and his faith has been described as "both orthodox and intense". James Prescott Joule (1818–1889): studied the nature of heat, and discovered its relationship
List of Christians in science and technology
List_of_Christians_in_science_and_technology
American attorney, Episcopal priest, and religious writer
family tradition, as his grandsons Prescott Sheldon Bush and James Bush, great-grandsons George H. W. Bush, Prescott Sheldon Bush Jr., Jonathan Bush and
James_Smith_Bush
New Zealand actor (born 1947)
He played the recurring role of Vice President of the United States James Prescott for seven episodes of the second season of 24 in 2003, reprising the
Alan_Dale
Surname list
with the surname include: Barry Joule (born 1954/55), Canadian writer James Prescott Joule (1818–1889), physicist and brewer John Joule, chemist Reggie Joule
Joule_(surname)
1839 historical play by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
William Macready as Richelieu, Edward William Elton as Louis XIII, James Prescott Warde as Baradas, Frederick Vining as Sieur De Beringhen, Samuel Phelps
Richelieu_(play)
1826 play
February 1826. The cast included Charles Kemble as the Duke de Rougemont, James Prescott Warde as Dubois, Tyrone Power as Lamotte, John Cooper as Dorival, Louisa
The_French_Libertine
Lowest theoretical temperature
the volume of a gas cooled at about −273 °C would reach zero. After James Prescott Joule had determined the mechanical equivalent of heat, Lord Kelvin
Absolute_zero
Irish physicist
James Thomson Bottomley FRS FRSE (10 January 1845 – 18 May 1926) was an Irish-born British physicist. He is noted for his work on thermal radiation and
James_Thomson_Bottomley
Proposed explanation for an observation, phenomenon, or scientific problem
constant of motion. Hypothesized by Sadi Carnot, truth demonstrated by James Prescott Joule, proven by Emmy Noether. Blank, Steve (May 2013). "Harvard Business
Hypothesis
Relation between gas pressure and volume
theory; this was rejected by the Royal Society of England. Later works of James Prescott Joule, Rudolf Clausius and in particular Ludwig Boltzmann firmly established
Boyle's_law
Phenomena related to electric charge
1833. Current through a resistance causes localised heating, an effect James Prescott Joule studied mathematically in 1840. One of the most important discoveries
Electricity
SI unit of temperature
experimental measurements of μ ( t ) {\displaystyle \mu (t)} . That same year, James Prescott Joule suggested to Thomson that the true formula for Carnot's function
Kelvin
British geologist
Binney was part of a close Manchester social circle that included James Prescott Joule, William Sturgeon, John Davies and John Leigh. He was elected
Edward_William_Binney
1836 play
included Sheridan Knowles himself as Martin, James Prescott Warde as Norris, John Cooper as Edward, Charles James Mathews as Clergyman, Thomas Cooke as Ambrose
The_Daughter_(play)
County in Massachusetts, United States
sheriff is elected to a 6-year term. Notable sheriffs include: Col. James Prescott (1775–1781) Col. Loammi Baldwin (1781–1794) Col. Samuel Chandler (1841–1851)
Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Middlesex_County,_Massachusetts
Family of clawed marine crustaceans
Townsend 2011, pp. 25–26. Townsend 2011, pp. 26–27. Townsend 2011, p. 27. "James Prescott - Le Viandier de Taillevent - Translation - Round Saltwater Fish". www
Lobster
Encyclopaedia: Weber Weber (unit) Siemens, Werner von Siemens (unit) "Biography:James Prescott Joule". Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 2 May
List of scientists whose names are used as units
List_of_scientists_whose_names_are_used_as_units
English historian and novelist (1896–1972)
the 16th century. She was born in Cheshire, the daughter of Rev James Mulleneux Prescott and his wife Margaret (née Warburton). She was educated at Wallasey
H._F._M._Prescott
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