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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?
What branch of physics deals with heat, work, and temperature, and their relation to energy, entropy, and the physical properties of matter and radiation?
Who was the first to formulate a concise definition of thermodynamics?
Who was the first to formulate a concise definition of thermodynamics?
Who restated Carnot's principle known as the Carnot cycle and gave to the theory of heat a truer and sounder basis?
Who restated Carnot's principle known as the Carnot cycle and gave to the theory of heat a truer and sounder basis?
What was the main focus of French physicist Sadi Carnot's work in relation to thermodynamics?
What was the main focus of French physicist Sadi Carnot's work in relation to thermodynamics?
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Which physicist believed that engine efficiency was the key that could help France win the Napoleonic Wars?
Which physicist believed that engine efficiency was the key that could help France win the Napoleonic Wars?
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