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Joliot-Curie, Frederic | ||
The French physicist born in Paris, France (1900 – 1958 CE). Shared the 1935 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with his wife Irène Joliot-Curie for their discovery of artificial radioactivity. For further information see: Frederic Joliot-Curie | ||
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Joliot-Curie, Irene | ||
The French scientist born in Paris, France (1897 – 1956 CE). Daughter of Marie Curie and Pierre Curie, Irène shared the 1935 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with her husband Frédéric Joliot-Curie for their discovery of artificial radioactivity. For further information see: Irene Joliot-Curie | ||
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joule | ||
A metric (or SI) unit measuring energy or work and named for the British scientist James Prescott Joule. One joule (J) represents the amount of work that can be done by a force of one newton (N) acting over a distance of one meter (m):
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Joule, James Prescott | ||
English physicist born in Salford (1818-1889). In 1840, Joule published a paper detailing what is now called Joule’s Law, which describes the relationship between the current through a resistor and the heat lost from the system. He continued his studies on heat and its relationship to mechanical work, concluding that heat is a form of energy. He developed the theory of conservation of energy, and, subsequently, the first law of thermodynamics. The joule, an SI unit of energy, is named after him. For further information see James Prescott Joule. | ||
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