Colonel Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford, FRS (26 March 1753 – 21 August 1814), was an American-born British military officer, scientist, inventor and nobleman. Born in Woburn, Massachusetts, he supported the Loyalist cause during the American War of Independence, commanding the King's American Dragoons during the conflict.

2025年3月22日 · Sir Benjamin Thompson, count von Rumford (born March 26, 1753, Woburn, Mass. [U.S.]—died Aug. 21, 1814, Auteuil, France) was an American-born British physicist, government administrator, and a founder of the Royal Institution of Great Britain, London.

Sir Benjamin Thompson, count von Rumford was an American-born British physicist and inventor who was a founder of the Royal Institution of Great Britain.

As a scientist, Benjamin Thompson, also known as Count Rumford, is best remembered for his discoveries that provided the foundation for modern theories of heat and for a number of practical inventions that improved living and working conditions.

Thompson invented a revolutionary fireplace, with a tall, shallow opening to reflect more heat. He also invented the coffee percolator. Thompson was active in philanthropy, creating public-works projects for the poor and campaigning for education reform.

In 1791 Sir Benjamin Thompson was named a Count of the Holy Roman Empire. He assumed the title of Count Rumford after the New Hampshire town where his spectacular career began. A bronze statue of Count Rumford commissioned by the king of Bavaria in 1867 stands on Maximilian Strasse as testimony to the gratitude of the citizens of Munich.

Born in Woburn, Massachusetts in 1753, Benjamin Thompson cast his lot with Great Britain at the beginning of the American Revolution. When the British army evacuated Boston in March, 1776, Thompson sailed to England. There, he received an appointment in the Colonial Office.

2018年6月27日 · Thompson, Benjamin (Count Rumford) (1753–1814) An American-born inventor, Rumford is best known for founding the Royal Institution in Britain in 1799, ‘to promote useful science’. He made studies of heat, leading to investigations of gunpowder, and improvements in lamps, cookers, and fireplaces.

He is best known for his experiments on heat and friction, which largely dispelled the notion that heat is a material substance (caloric) and is instead kinetic energy (motion). Rumford experimented with gunpowder, measured thermal conductivities, heat …

2023年11月21日 · Learn about the life and inventions of Benjamin Thompson. Read a Sir Benjamin Thompson biography and explore his contributions to science and engineering. Updated: 11/21/2023. What did...