Thompson Benjamin
Related to Thompson Benjamin: Count Rumford
Thomp·son
(tŏmp′sən, tŏm′-), Benjamin Count Rumford. 1753-1814. American-born British public official and physicist who conducted numerous experiments on heat and friction, concluding that heat is produced by moving particles.
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Thomp·son
(tŏmp′sən, tŏm′sən), Benjamin Count Rumford. 1753-1814. American-born British physicist who conducted numerous experiments on heat and friction, which led him to discover that heat is produced by moving particles.
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