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Where does the term "joules" come from?

  1. American inventor, Jules Pippick, a brilliant scientist but a lousy speller.

  2. English physicist James Prescott Joule, who thought heat was a type of energy.

  3. French philosopher Jean-Jacque Rousseau, who claimed that energy could be produced by diamonds and rubies.

Sorry! The correct answer is 2. James Prescott Joule.


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