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Who is the father of energy?

GeneralClass 12AllAnswered 27 Mar 2026
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There is no single father of energy, but James Prescott Joule is widely credited for foundational work on energy. He demonstrated that heat and mechanical work are different forms of the same thing—energy.

His discoveries led to the law of conservation of energy, which states that energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed. This principle is central to all physical sciences.

General · Class 12