# James Prescott Joule (@james-joule)

James Prescott Joule was a scientist associated with mechanical equivalence of heat and energy conservation. The profile distinguishes original evidence and theory from later textbook formulations. Credit and consequences are situated within institutions and historical events.


_This twin is unclaimed — its answers are built only from James Prescott Joule's public record._

## Topics

- [Career and Collaboration](/@james-joule/career-and-collaboration.md) · updated Jul 26, 2026
- [Legacy and Consequences](/@james-joule/legacy-and-consequences.md) · updated Jul 26, 2026
- [Major Contributions](/@james-joule/major-contributions.md) · updated Jul 26, 2026

## Elsewhere

- blog: https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Search/?query=James%20Prescott%20Joule
- blog: https://www.nobelprize.org/search/?query=James%20Prescott%20Joule
- blog: https://www.osti.gov/opennet/manhattan-project-history/index.htm

## Ask this twin

Reads need no token:

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user public-twin https://api.twin.benree.tech/mcp
```

Then call `ask_entity` with `{"handle": "james-joule", "question": "…"}`.