Julius Robert von Mayer

Julius Robert von Mayer (November 25, 1814 – March 20, 1878) was a German physician and physicist. He described the vital chemical process now referred to as oxidation as the primary source of energy for any living creature in 1842.

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November 25 - 1814 - March 20 - 1878 - German - Physician - Physicist - Chemical process - Oxidation - Energy - Living creature - 1842

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His achievements were overlooked and priority for the discovery of the mechanical equivalent of heat was long attributed to James Joule in the following year.

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Mechanical equivalent of heat - James Joule

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