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| name = Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot | | name = Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot | ||
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| fields = Physics | | fields = Physics | ||
| known_for = Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot (French: nikɔla leɔnaʁ sadi kaʁno; 1 June 1796 – 24 August 1832) was a French military engineer and physicist. | | known_for = Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot (French: nikɔla leɔnaʁ sadi kaʁno; 1 June 1796 – 24 August 1832) was a French military engineer and physicist. | ||
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| Known for | Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot (French: nikɔla leɔnaʁ sadi kaʁno; 1 June 1796 – 24 August 1832) was a French military engineer and physicist. |
Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot is a biographical subject in the ScholarlyWiki science collection. Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot (French: nikɔla leɔnaʁ sadi kaʁno; 1 June 1796 – 24 August 1832) was a French military engineer and physicist. A graduate of the École polytechnique, Carnot served as an officer in the Engineering Arm (le génie) of the French Army.[1]
Work and context
He also pursued scientific studies, and in June 1824 published an essay titled Reflections on the Motive Power of Fire. In that book, which would be his only publication, Carnot developed the first successful theory of the maximum efficiency of heat engines.
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