Joule

A Joule is a derived unit of energy.

• It is a standard Imperial metric.
• The Megajoule is an exponential value of the joule.

Description (Specifications)

A joule is the work done by a current of one amp flowing at a potential of one volt.

• One joule is one watt per second, or about 0.24 calories, or 0.7377 foot-pounds.
  • It is considered equivalent to two kilograms moving at a velocity of one meter per second: this is broadly equivalent to the impact of a punch.
• The common Imperial abbreviation is J.

A galley toaster oven, browning a slice of bread to perfection over a period of around 1 minute, uses in the region of 70,000 joules of energy.

History & Background (Dossier)

The joule was first defined as a unit of energy on Terra prior to the foundation of the Terran Confederation. Technologists found the joule useful as the concept of the Technology Level and standardized ideas about sophont society development began to take form.

References & Contributors (Sources)

This list of sources was used by the Traveller Wiki Editorial Team and individual contributors to compose this article. Copyrighted material is used under license from Mongoose Publishing or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.

• Frank Chadwick, Dave Nilsen. Fire, Fusion, & Steel (Game Designers Workshop, 1993), 5.
• David Golden, Guy Garnett. Fire, Fusion & Steel (Imperium Games, 1997), 8.
• Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus Adie Alegoric Stewart of the IISS
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science