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Benjamin Thompson   /bˈɛndʒəmən tˈɑmpsən/   Listen
Benjamin Thompson

noun
1.
English physicist (born in America) who studied heat and friction; experiments convinced him that heat is caused by moving particles (1753-1814).  Synonyms: Count Rumford, Thompson.





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"Benjamin Thompson" Quotes from Famous Books



... word coined by Lamb from Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count von Rumford, the founder of the Royal Institution, the deviser of the Rumford stove, and a ...
— The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb, Vol. 5 • Edited by E. V. Lucas


Words linked to "Benjamin Thompson" :   Thompson, Count Rumford, physicist


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