Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot

:This article concerns the mathematician. For the president of France fom 1887-1894, see Marie François Sadi Carnot.

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Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot (June 1 1796 - August 24 1832) was a French mathematician who gave the first successful theoretical account of heat engines, the Carnot cycle, and laid the foundations of the second law of thermodynamics.

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June 1 - 1796 - August 24 - 1832 - French - Mathematician - Heat engine - Carnot cycle - Second law of thermodynamics

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