JOULE
\d͡ʒˈuːl], \dʒˈuːl], \dʒ_ˈuː_l]\
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English physicist who established the mechanical theory of heat and discovered the first law of thermodynamics (1818-1889)
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a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
By Princeton University
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English physicist who established the mechanical theory of heat and discovered the first law of thermodynamics (1818-1889)
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a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The practical unit of electrical energy, equivalent to the work done by keeping up for one second a current of one ampere against a resistance of one ohm; named from the English physicist J. P. Joule (1818 - 1889).
By James Champlin Fernald