[USMA:35621] Re: When was the joule introduced to SI?

[Bill Hooper]

You're absolutely right! I failed to distinguish between the unit and the man. You referred to the death of James Joule and I thought you meant the unit, joule, had "died". A good argument for respecting the rule that names of basic units are not capitalized. Sorry about that. On 2006 Jan 9 , at 3:51 PM, Philip S Hall wrote (quoting me): (Hooper) The joule did not die. What happened that made you think it had? (Hall) You have to distinguish Joule from joule.  Regards, Bill Hooper Fernandina Beach, Florida, USA >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  Go Metric America! Or get left behind! <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<