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Ecole Polytechnique

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Science Atlas. (n.d.). Ecole Polytechnique. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://science.interactiveatlas.org/institutions/ecole-polytechnique

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@misc{scienceatlas-ecole-polytechnique,
  author = {Science Atlas},
  title = {Ecole Polytechnique},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://science.interactiveatlas.org/institutions/ecole-polytechnique},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

Ecole Polytechnique is a French engineering and scientific institution in Paris, founded in 1794. Sadi Carnot trained there before his career as a military engineer and his 1824 memoir founding the science of thermodynamics.

Facts

Founded Year

1794 1

Founderthe subject's own account

Gaspard Monge, Lazare Carnot and Jacques-Elie Lamblardie 2

Seat

Paris, France 1

Cross-Tradition Connections

Has Member

Sadi Carnot

Source Sadi Carnot (Britannica)

Sources

1. Sadi Carnot (Britannica)

Encyclopaedia Britannica

2. Ecole Polytechnique (Wikipedia)

WikipediaFoundation and early years section

Quote, Foundation and early years section

Jacques-Elie Lamblardie, Gaspard Monge and Lazare Carnot, the founding fathers of the School, were charged with organizing a new 'Ecole centrale des travaux publics' which was officially created on 7 Vendemiaire, Year III (28 September 1794).

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