Engineering
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An Historical Note*
"Economy of fuel is only one of the conditions a heat engine must satisfy;
in many cases it is only secondary, and must often give way to consider-ations
of safety, strength and wearing qualities of the machine, of smallness of
space occupied, or of expense in erecting. To know how to appreciate justly in
each case the considerations of convenience and economy, to be able to
distinguish the essential from the accessory, to balance all fairly, and
finally to arrive at the best result by the simplest means, such must be the
principal talent of the man called on to direct and co-ordinate the work of
his fellows for the attainment of a useful object of any kind."
S. Carnot
Sadi Carnot. Reflections on the Motive Power of Heat, Chez
Bachelier, Libraire, Paris, 1824
* Translation by R.H. Thurston, Cornell University, First President, A.S.M.E.
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