Marc-Auguste Pictet
= Marc-Auguste Pictet
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Marc-Auguste Pictet (1752-1825) was a Swiss physicist and natural philosopher known for his contributions to several fields, including thermodynamics and the study of heat phenomena. He is recognized for his work on the caloric theory of heat, which posited that heat was a fluid (caloric) that could flow between objects, an idea prevalent during his time.