Sadi carnot engine
Why is sadi carnot considered the father of thermodynamics
Father of thermodynamics in chemistry.
Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot
French physicist and engineer (1796–1832)
For the President of France and nephew of Nicolas Léonard, see Marie François Sadi Carnot.
Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot | |
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Carnot aged 17 in the uniform of a cadet of the École polytechnique. Portrait by Louis-Léopold Boilly (1813). | |
| Born | (1796-06-01)1 June 1796 Petit Luxembourg, Paris, France |
| Died | 24 August 1832 (aged 36) Ivry-sur-Seine, France |
| Resting place | Old cemetery of Ivry-sur-Seine |
| Nationality | France |
| Alma mater | École polytechnique École d'application de l'artillerie et du génie |
| Known for | Carnot cycle, Carnot heat engine, Thermal efficiency, Carnot theorem, Second law of thermodynamics, Clausius–Clapeyron relation |
| Father | Lazare Carnot |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics, military engineering |
| Institutions | French Army |
Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot (French:[nikɔlaleɔnaʁsadikaʁno]; 1 June 1796 – 24 August 1832) was a Frenchmilitary