Nicolas Léonard Sadi
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Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot was a French physicist and engineer regarded as the father of thermodynamics for his foundational work on the theory of heat engines.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sadi Carnot | 4 |
| Nicolas Léonard Sadi canonical | 1 |
| Sadi Carnot (physicist) | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French person
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person ⓘ physicist ⓘ |
| birthCountry | France ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1796-06-01 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Paris ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Cimetière du Montparnasse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cholera ⓘ |
| citizenship | France ⓘ |
| deathCountry | France ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1832-08-24 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Paris ⓘ |
| describedAs | father of thermodynamics ⓘ |
| developedConcept |
maximum efficiency of heat engines
ⓘ
reversible heat engine ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
École Polytechnique
NERFINISHED
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École des Ponts et Chaussées NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | French Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 19th-century physics ⓘ |
| familyName | Carnot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Lazare Carnot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
engineering
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physics ⓘ thermodynamics ⓘ |
| givenName |
Léonard
NERFINISHED
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Nicolas NERFINISHED ⓘ Sadi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Lord Kelvin
NERFINISHED
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Rudolf Clausius NERFINISHED ⓘ William Thomson NERFINISHED ⓘ thermodynamics as a discipline ⓘ Émile Clapeyron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Lazare Carnot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Carnot cycle
NERFINISHED
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Carnot efficiency NERFINISHED ⓘ formulation of the second law of thermodynamics precursor ⓘ founding the theory of heat engines ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | French ⓘ |
| nationality | French ⓘ |
| notableWork | Réflexions sur la puissance motrice du feu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | military engineer ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1824 ⓘ |
| sibling | Hippolyte Carnot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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