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Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot Scientist

Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot (French: [kaʁno]; 1 June 1796 – 24 August 1832) was a French military engineer and physicist, often described as the "father of thermodynamics". In his only publication, the 1824 monograph Reflections on the Motive Power of Fire, Carnot gave the first successful theory of the maximum efficiency of heat engines. Carnot's work attracted little attention during his lifetime, but it was later used by Rudolf Clausius and Lord Kelvin to formalize the second law of thermodynamics and define the concept of entropy.

Personal facts

Birth date	June 01, 1796
Birth place	Luxembourg Palace
Date of death	August 24, 1832
Education	École Polytechnique Collège de France Sorbonne
Known for	Carnot heat engine Carnot's theorem (thermodynamics) Carnot cycle Exergy efficiency

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