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Carnot
Carnot is the name of a celebrated
French family in politics and science with the following members:
- Lazare Nicolas Marguerite Carnot (1753–1823), French mathematician and politician of the French Revolution
- Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot (1796–1832), one of the pioneers of thermodynamics, mathematician and eldest son of Lazare.
- Hippolyte Carnot (1801–1888), politician and second son of Lazare.
- Marie François Sadi Carnot (1837–1894), son of Hippolyte, President of France, 1887–1894.
- Marie Adolphe Carnot (1839–1920), son of Hippolyte, mining engineer and chemist.
- Paul Carnot (1869–1957), physician
Carnot
Noun
1. French physicist who founded thermodynamics (1796-1832)
(synonym) Sadi Carnot, Nicolas Leonard Sadi Carnot
(hypernym) physicist
engine; Carnot