Carl Friedrich Gauss vs Sadi Carnot
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Compare the life timelines of Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777–1855) and Sadi Carnot (1796–1832) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 36 years, from 1796 to 1832.
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Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777–1855)
- — Born in Brunswick, Duchy of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel Verified
- — Studied at the University of Gottingen Verified
- — Proved the constructibility of the regular 17-gon Verified
- — Published Disquisitiones Arithmeticae Verified
- — Computed the orbit of the asteroid Ceres Verified
- — Married Johanna Osthoff Verified
- — Appointed director of the Gottingen Observatory Verified
- — Led the geodetic survey of the Kingdom of Hanover Verified
- — Built an early electromagnetic telegraph with Wilhelm Weber Verified
- — Died in Gottingen Verified
Sadi Carnot (1796–1832)
- — Born in Paris, France Verified
- — Educated by his father Lazare Carnot Verified
- — Entered the École Polytechnique Verified
- — Commissioned as an officer in the French army engineering corps Verified
- — Father exiled after the Bourbon Restoration Verified
- — Moved to Paris on permanent leave to pursue science Verified
- — Published 'Réflexions sur la puissance motrice du feu' Verified
- — Retired permanently from the army Verified
- — Died in Paris during a cholera epidemic Verified