5 Questions
Who was the French physicist who believed that engine efficiency was the key that could help France win the Napoleonic Wars?
Sadi Carnot
Who was the first to formulate a concise definition of thermodynamics in 1854?
Lord Kelvin
Which physicist restated Carnot's principle known as the Carnot cycle and gave to the theory of heat a truer and sounder basis?
Rudolf Clausius
What are the four laws of thermodynamics governed by?
measurable macroscopic physical quantities
Which complex fields, other than science and engineering, does thermodynamics apply to?
meteorology
Test your knowledge of the fundamental principles of thermodynamics including heat, work, energy, entropy, and the laws governing these concepts. Learn about the application of thermodynamics in various fields of science and engineering.
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