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Sadi Carnot
1796–1832 · Thermodynamics
- Lifespan
- 1796–1832
- Field
- Thermodynamics
- Nationality
- French
Known For
Worked out the maximum efficiency of any heat engine in 1824, from the two temperatures alone, before the nature of heat was understood; died of cholera at 36.
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