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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?
- Rudolf Diesel
- Sadi Carnot (correct)
- Lord Kelvin
- Rudolf Clausius
Who was the first to formulate a concise definition of thermodynamics?
Who was the first to formulate a concise definition of thermodynamics?
- Sadi Carnot
- Lord Kelvin (correct)
- Rudolf Clausius
- Napoleon Bonaparte
Who restated Carnot's principle known as the Carnot cycle?
Who restated Carnot's principle known as the Carnot cycle?
- Sadi Carnot
- Lord Kelvin
- Rudolf Clausius (correct)
- James Joule
In what year did German physicist and mathematician Rudolf Clausius publish his most important paper, 'On the Moving Force of Heat'?
In what year did German physicist and mathematician Rudolf Clausius publish his most important paper, 'On the Moving Force of Heat'?
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What was the main focus of thermodynamics historically?
What was the main focus of thermodynamics historically?
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