Benjamin Thompson

Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford (in German: Reichsgraf von Rumford), (26 March 1753 - 21 August 1814), was an Anglo-American physicist and inventor whose challenges to established physical theory were part of the 19th century revolution in thermodynamics.

Bibliography

• {{Book reference | Author=Bradley, D. | Title=Count Rumford | Publisher=Van Nostrand | Year=1967 | ID=ISBN B0000CM48T }}
• {{Book reference | Author=Brown, G.I. | Title=Count Rumford: The Extraordinary Life of a Scientific Genius - Scientist, Soldier, Statesman, Spy | Publisher=Sutton Publishing | Year=2001 | ID=ISBN 0262021382 }}
• {{Book reference | Author=Brown, S.C. | Title=Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford | Publisher=MIT Press: Cambridge USA | Year=1981 | ID=ISBN 0262021382 }}
• {{Book reference | Author=Cardwell, D.S.L. | Title=From Watt to Clausius: The Rise of Thermodynamics in the Early Industrial Age | Publisher=Heinemann: London | Year=1971 | ID=ISBN 0435541501}} pp95-107
• {{Book reference | Author=Larsen, E. | Title=An American in Europe: The life of Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford | Publisher=Rider | Year=1953 | ID=ISBN B0000CII01 }}
• {{Book reference | Author=Orton, V. | Title=The Forgotten Art of Building a Good Fireplace: The Story of Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford, an American Genius & His Principles of Fireplace Design Which Have Remained Unchanged for 174 Years | Publisher=Alan C. Hood and Company Inc | Year=2000 | ID=ISBN 0911469176 }}
• {{Book reference | Author=Sparrow, W.J. | Title=Knight of the White Eagle: A biography of Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford, 1753-1814 | Publisher=Hutchinson | Year=1964 | ID=ISBN B0000CM48T }}