Who Was Alive

Were James Prescott Joule and Albert Einstein alive at the same time?

Yes. James Prescott Joule and Albert Einstein were alive at the same time for 10 years, from 1879 to 1889.

James Prescott Joule was 60 when Albert Einstein was born.

Albert Einstein was 10 when James Prescott Joule died, aged 70.

James Prescott Joule

English physicist and brewer

Born 24 December 1818 · died 11 October 1889, aged 70

Albert Einstein

German-born theoretical physicist

Born 14 March 1879 · died 18 April 1955, aged 76

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James Prescott Joule and Albert Einstein in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries. Drag across to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.