[USMA:35618] Re: When was the joule introduced to SI?

[Bill Hooper]

On 2006 Jan 8 , at 5:17 AM, John Hynes wrote: It is not clear if the joule was "first used" before being officially adopted by the congress, but given that Joule died the same year, it may have been proposed then as a memorial. The joule did not die. What happened that made you think it had? I saw joules used just yesterday as the energy absorbing capacity of electrical surge protectors in our local home improvements stores (here in the US). Regards, Bill Hooper Fernandina Beach, Florida, USA ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^  Go Metric America! Or get left behind! ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^