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What branch of physics deals with heat, work, and temperature, and their relation to energy, entropy, and the physical properties of matter and radiation?
Thermodynamics
Who was the first to formulate a concise definition of thermodynamics?
Lord Kelvin
Who restated Carnot's principle known as the Carnot cycle and gave to the theory of heat a truer and sounder basis?
Rudolf Clausius
What was the main focus of French physicist Sadi Carnot's work in relation to thermodynamics?
Increasing the efficiency of early steam engines
Which physicist believed that engine efficiency was the key that could help France win the Napoleonic Wars?
Sadi Carnot
Test your knowledge of the fundamental concepts and laws of thermodynamics with this quiz. Explore the principles governing heat, work, energy, entropy, and the behavior of matter and radiation.
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