Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot
French engineer
Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot was a French mechanical engineer in the French Army, military scientist and physicist, often described as the "father of thermodynamics". Wikipedia
Born: June 1, 1796, Petit Luxembourg
Died: August 24, 1832 (age 36 years), Ivry-sur-Seine, France
Parents: Lazare Carnot
Siblings: Hippolyte Carnot
Fields: Physicist
Known for: Carnot cycle; Carnot efficiency; Carnot theorem; Carnot heat engine
Resting place: City of Paris Cemetery Ivry-sur-Seine
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