5 Questions
Who was the first to formulate a concise definition of thermodynamics?
Lord Kelvin
What did Rudolf Clausius restate, known as the Carnot cycle?
The second law of thermodynamics
What did thermodynamics historically develop out of a desire to increase the efficiency of?
Early steam engines
Who believed that engine efficiency was the key that could help France win the Napoleonic Wars?
Sadi Carnot
What did Lord Kelvin state as a concise definition of thermodynamics in 1854?
"Thermo-dynamics is the subject of the relation of heat to forces acting between contiguous parts of bodies, and the relation of heat to electrical agency."
Test your knowledge of the fundamental concepts and principles of thermodynamics in this quiz. Explore the laws of thermodynamics, heat transfer, energy, and the behavior of matter and radiation.
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