In the north choir aisle of Westminster Abbey is a white marble memorial to James Prescott Joule, physicist. The inscription reads: He was born in Salford near Manchester, a son of Benjamin Joule and ...
1 joule = 0.24 calorie.James Prescott Joule (1818-99) was the son of a wealthy Salford brewer. He became interested in science through receiving tuition from John Dalton, famed for his atomic theory.