1806 ⟶ Thomas Young: Kinetic Energy

Thomas Young: Kinetic energy
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💡 Thomas Young Proposes Wave Theory of Light

Thomas Young: Wave theory of light⟶
Thomas Young Proposes Wave Theory of Light (1801)
PhysicsOpticsWave Theory of LightYoungLight19th Century
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💥 Thomas Young: Kinetic Energy

Thomas Young: Kinetic energy⟶
Thomas Young: Kinetic Energy (1806)
PhysicsEnergyKinetic EnergyYoungMechanics19th Century
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

📐 Hamiltonian Mechanics Developed

William Rowan Hamilton: Hamiltonian mechanics⟶
Hamiltonian Mechanics Developed (1833)
PhysicsMechanicsHamiltonian MechanicsHamiltonMathematical PhysicsTheoretical Physics19th Century
IrelandIreland

💡 Conservation of Energy Proposed by Multiple Scientists

43 – William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin and Julius von Mayer: Conservation of energy⟶
Conservation of Energy Proposed by Multiple Scientists (1842)
PhysicsEnergyConservation of EnergyWilliam ThomsonJulius von MayerThermodynamics19th CenturyScientific Discovery
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🔥 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.⟶
Conservation of Energy and First Law of Thermodynamics Established (1843)
PhysicsThermodynamicsEnergyConservation of EnergyJames Prescott JouleHermann von Helmholtz19th CenturyFirst Law of Thermodynamics
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🔥 Conservation of Energy Continued

Hermann von Helmholtz & James Prescott Joule: Conservation of Energy 2⟶
Conservation of Energy Continued (1847)
PhysicsThermodynamicsEnergyConservation of EnergyHermann von HelmholtzJames Prescott Joule19th CenturyFirst Law of Thermodynamics
GermanyGermanyUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom