Title

James Prescott Joule, English physicist, 1889. Artist: Unknown.

Caption

James Prescott Joule, English physicist, 1889. Joule (1818-1889) was born at Salford near Manchester and studied chemistry under John Dalton. His researches between 1843 and 1878 showed that heat is a form of energy. He was able to establish the mechanical equivalent of heat and the unit of energy, the Joule, is named for him. From The Graphic. (London, 1889). (Colorised black and white print).
The Print Collector collection

Date

1889

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19D18_147

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

30,0Mb (2,5Mb) / 10,0in x 11,6in / 3012 x 3487 (300dpi)

Keywords

England people male job man men country body science guy occupation British beard English color colour chemist scientist chemistry location Victorian century Britain profession bearded physics colourised physicist 19th century nineteenth century The Print Collector the body James Joule James engraving portrait Unknown James Prescott Joule James Prescott Joule colorised engraving portrait