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| − | Sadi Carnot (b. June 1, 1796, [[Paris]], [[France]] | + | Sadi Carnot (b. June 1, 1796, [[Paris]], [[France]] — d. August 24, 1832, also in Paris) was a French physicist who described the Carnot cycle, which concerns the theory of heat engines. |
Carnot was the eldest son of Lazare Carnot (b. May 13, 1753, in Nolay, Burgundy, France — d. August 2, 1823, in Magdeburg, Prussian Saxony [Germany]), who was prominent in the [[French Revolution]] and who served on the Committees for General Defense, Public Safety and the Directory in the 1790s. | Carnot was the eldest son of Lazare Carnot (b. May 13, 1753, in Nolay, Burgundy, France — d. August 2, 1823, in Magdeburg, Prussian Saxony [Germany]), who was prominent in the [[French Revolution]] and who served on the Committees for General Defense, Public Safety and the Directory in the 1790s. | ||
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Revision as of 15:11, May 25, 2024
Sadi Carnot (b. June 1, 1796, Paris, France — d. August 24, 1832, also in Paris) was a French physicist who described the Carnot cycle, which concerns the theory of heat engines.
Carnot was the eldest son of Lazare Carnot (b. May 13, 1753, in Nolay, Burgundy, France — d. August 2, 1823, in Magdeburg, Prussian Saxony [Germany]), who was prominent in the French Revolution and who served on the Committees for General Defense, Public Safety and the Directory in the 1790s.