Benjamin Thompson
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Colonel Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford, FRS, was an American-born British military officer, scientist and inventor. Born in Woburn, Massachusetts, he supported the Loyalist cause during the Amer
Portrait by Moritz Kellerhoven, 1792
Statue of Benjamin Thompson in Woburn Massachusetts
Painting by Thomas Gainsborough 1783
Thompson in Munich
Rumford Medal
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The Rumford Medal is an award bestowed by the Royal Society for "outstanding contributions in the field of physics". The award is named in honour of British scientist Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumf
Count Rumford (Sir Benjamin Thompson), for whom the award is named.
John Leslie by Ambroise Tardieu
William Murdoch