The first steam engine had come to Magdeburg three years earlier and had interested Lazare Carnot, and Sadi Carnot left Magdeburg filled with enthusiasm to develop a theory for steam engines.
Ang unang singaw engine ay dumating sa Magdeburg tatlong taon na mas maaga at may interesado Lazare Carnot, at Sadi Carnot kaliwa Magdeburg puno na may sigasig upang bumuo ng isang teorya para sa singaw engine.