1843 ⟶ Conservation of Energy and First Law of Thermodynamics Established
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🧪 Hess's Law: Conservation of Energy in Chemical Processes
Germain Hess proposes Hess's law, an early statement of the law of conservation of energy, which establishes that energy changes in a chemical process depend only on the states of the starting and product materials and not on the specific pathway taken between the two states.⟶

ChemistryThermodynamicsEnergyConservation of EnergyHess's LawGermain Hess19th CenturyChemical Reactions

💡 Conservation of Energy Proposed by Multiple Scientists

PhysicsEnergyConservation of EnergyWilliam ThomsonJulius von MayerThermodynamics19th CenturyScientific Discovery


🔥 Conservation of Energy and First Law of Thermodynamics Established
James Prescott Joule: Law of Conservation of energy (First law of thermodynamics), also 1847 – Helmholtz, Conservation of energy.⟶

PhysicsThermodynamicsEnergyConservation of EnergyJames Prescott JouleHermann von Helmholtz19th CenturyFirst Law of Thermodynamics


🔥 Conservation of Energy Continued
Hermann von Helmholtz & James Prescott Joule: Conservation of Energy 2⟶

PhysicsThermodynamicsEnergyConservation of EnergyHermann von HelmholtzJames Prescott Joule19th CenturyFirst Law of Thermodynamics


⚙️ William Thomson and Rudolf Clausius propose the Second Law of Thermodynamics

ThermodynamicsSecond LawEntropyLord KelvinRudolf ClausiusPhysics19th Century


🌡️ Nernst Formulates the Third Law of Thermodynamics

ThermodynamicsWalther NernstThird LawPhysicsChemistryEarly 20th CenturyLaws of Thermodynamics
