Rudolf Clausius
German physicist and mathematician
ποΈJanuary 2, 1822 - August 24, 1888
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πBiography
Rudolf Julius Emanuel Clausius was a German physicist and mathematician and is considered one of the central founders of the science of thermodynamics. By his restatement of Sadi Carnot's principle known as the Carnot cycle, he gave the theory of heat a truer and sounder basis.
πMajor Works & Achievements
- β¦Formulated the Second Law of Thermodynamics
- β¦Introduced the concept of Entropy
- β¦Developed the kinetic theory of gases
π¬Famous Quotes
"The energy of the universe is constant.
"The entropy of the universe tends to a maximum.
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