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Answer:

The correct option is: Sadi Carnot

Explanation:

Steam engine is the machine that converts the energy of the steam to mechanical energy in order to perform mechanical work. It is a type of of heat engine.

The efficiency of a steam engine was first given by the French military scientist and physicist, Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot. The efficiency of steam engine is the ratio of the output energy of mechanical work and the input energy put provided to engine by burning fuel.