Work , i.e. `` weight `` lifted '' through a height '' , was originally defined in 1824 by Sadi Carnot in his famous paper `` Reflections on the Motive Power of Fire '' , he used the term `` motive power '' .
Work , i.e. `` weight `` lifted '' through a height '' , was originally defined in 1824 by Sadi Carnot in his famous paper `` Reflections on the Motive Power of Fire '' .