English physicist (born in America) who studied heat and friction; experiments convinced him that heat is caused by moving particles (1753-1814)
1 John Woodbridge, Robert Woodmansie, Benjamin Thompson , Ezekiel Cheever, Rev.
2 He was born Benjamin Thompson , March 26, 1753, at Woburn, Massachusetts, but is better known as Count von Rumford of the Holy Roman Empire.
3 Benjamin Thompson , early in life abandoned a home and a country which his fellow citizens had made intolerable.
4 Benjamin Thompson (Count Rumford) successfully applied his knowledge to increase the convenience, economy, and comfort of mankind.
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