英语词汇joule的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

joule. Though he made his living as the owner of a large brewery, James Prescott Joule (1818–89) had devoted himself to scientific research since inventing an electromagnetic engine as a youth. In 1840, the English physicist formulated Joule’s Law of conservation of energy, the first law of thermodynam- ics. That same year he was the first to determine the mechanical equivalent of heat and the heat equivalents of electrical energy, the unit of work or energy called the joule later named in honor of the measurements he made. Only 22 when he had these valuable discoveries to his credit, Joule went on to perform other important research, becoming one of the first to broach the kinetic theory of gases. Joule always insisted that his name be pronounced to rhyme with “jowl,” which led to this embar- rassing clerihew:

词汇	joule
词源	joule. Though he made his living as the owner of a large brewery, James Prescott Joule (1818–89) had devoted himself to scientific research since inventing an electromagnetic engine as a youth. In 1840, the English physicist formulated Joule’s Law of conservation of energy, the first law of thermodynam- ics. That same year he was the first to determine the mechanical equivalent of heat and the heat equivalents of electrical energy, the unit of work or energy called the joule later named in honor of the measurements he made. Only 22 when he had these valuable discoveries to his credit, Joule went on to perform other important research, becoming one of the first to broach the kinetic theory of gases. Joule always insisted that his name be pronounced to rhyme with “jowl,” which led to this embar- rassing clerihew: James Prescott JOULE Let out a great HOWL, “Listen, you fool! I gave my name to the jowl, not the jool.” See also clerihew.
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