Exclusieve Aanbieding James Joule: A Biography – Donald S. L. Cardwell

The establishment of the energy concept in the mid-19th century was possibly the greatest advance in physical science since Newton. Probably the most important contributor to this step forward was James Prescott Joule, son of a Manchester brewing family, who died over 100 years ago, just as the first modern power station was coming on stream. This biography deals with the sources of Joule’s ideas and his clarification and proof of the dynamical theory of heat and the conservation of energy. It includes acco…