Home›Physics›Thermodynamics And Statistical Mechanics›All Thermodynamics And Statistical MechanicsBrowse ByAll Thermodynamics And Statistical MechanicsFactsAll Thermodynamics And Statistical MechanicsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonField EstablishedWell-attested1824 1All Thermodynamics And Statistical MechanicsFilter Results8 entriesDisciplineAllPhysics (2)Thermodynamics (6)Field (legacy)AllKinetic Theory and Statistical Mechanics (1)Physics (thermodynamics) (1)Physics and engineering (thermodynamics) (1)Physics, thermometry (1)Statistical Mechanics (1)Thermodynamics (2)EraAll1686 (1)1796 (1)1799 (1)1818 (1)1822 (1)1824 (1)1831 (1)1844 (1)InstitutionAllEcole Polytechnique (1)University of Bonn (1)University of Glasgow (1)In GroupAllThermodynamics And Statistical Mechanics (8)NationalityAllFrance (1)BrowseCompareSelect all 8Daniel Gabriel FahrenheitPhysicsEmile ClapeyronPhysicsJames Clerk MaxwellPhysicsJames Prescott JoulePhysicsLudwig BoltzmannPhysicsRudolf ClausiusPhysicsSadi CarnotPhysicsWilliam Thomson, Lord KelvinPhysicsSources1. Wikipedia: Thermodynamicstier 2WikipediaThermodynamics, History section, Carnot paragraphQuote, Thermodynamics, History section, Carnot paragraphDrawing on all the previous work led Sadi Carnot, the "father of thermodynamics", to publish Reflections on the Motive Power of Fire (1824), a discourse on heat, power, energy and engine efficiency.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.