Science · Technology · 1796–1832
Nicolas Carnot
French physicist regarded as the father of thermodynamics
Did you know?He published only one book in his short life, which provided the first successful explanation of how heat engines work.
Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot (English: kar-NOH, French:; 1 June 1796 – 24 August 1832), known as Sadi Carnot, 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.
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- Age at death
- 36
- Years since death
- 194
- Born
- June 1, 1796 · Paris, France
- Died
- August 24, 1832
- Cause of death
- Cholera
- Nationality
- French
- Known for
- Science, Technology
Family
- Father
- Lazare Carnot
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