Benjamin Thompson
Sign in to saveAlso known as Count Rumford, Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford Benjamin Thompson, Benjamin, Graf von Rumford, Benjamin Rumford Graf von, Benjamin, comte de Rumford, Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford, Benjamin, Count Rumford
American-born British physicist and inventor (1753–1814)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 27
Top works
- Rumford complete cook book
- German Theatre. Vol. Vi
- Of the Excellent Qualities of Coffee, and the Art of Making It in the Highest Perfection
- German Theatre
- German Theatre; Volume V
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 768
- Total plays
- 2,375
Benjamin Thompson is a musician and artist based in Brisbane, Australia. Diverse interests have lead to collaborations with Japanese Artisits Tujiko Noriko and Tenniscoats, Ben Frost (Iceland) and Australian Avante artists Lawrence English, I/O Expanded, Warm, Eeste Lauder, Jung Hearts, ialarming! and the lofi pop/hip hop group Yeow Meow. He is perhaps best known as the singer and songwriter for Australian Noise pop outfit The Rational Academy. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Benjamin+Thompso
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Fiji: an open-source platform for biological-image analysis
· 2012 · cited 64,943x
- CLUSTAL W: improving the sensitivity of progressive multiple sequence alignment through sequence weighting, position-specific gap penalties and weight matrix choice
· 1994 · cited 51,844x
- Measuring inconsistency in meta-analyses
· 2003 · cited 51,739x
- Gene set enrichment analysis: A knowledge-based approach for interpreting genome-wide expression profiles
· 2005 · cited 47,753x
- The CLUSTAL_X windows interface: flexible strategies for multiple sequence alignment aided by quality analysis tools
· 1997 · cited 31,668x
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Key facts
- Born
- Benjamin Thompson , ( 1753-03-26 ) 26 March 1753, Woburn, Province of Massachusetts Bay , British America
- Died
- 21 August 1814 (1814-08-21) (aged 61), Auteuil, Paris , France
- Known for
- Thermodynamics
- Awards
- Copley Medal (1792) Rumford Medal (1800)
- Fields
- Physics
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- Thomas Gainsborough - Sir Benjamin Thompson, later Count Rumford (1753-1814) - 1922.1 - Fogg Museum.jpg
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- Benjamin Thompson
- date of birth
- 1753-03-26
- date of death
- 1814-08-25
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- Benjamin Thompson
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Works in European collections
6 objects attributed to Benjamin Thompson, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Article
Colonel Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford, FRS (26 March 1753 – 21 August 1814), was an American-born British military officer, scientist and inventor. Born in Woburn, Massachusetts, he supported the Loyalist cause during the American War of Independence, commanding the King's American Dragoons during the conflict. After the war ended in 1783, Thompson moved to London, where he was recognised for his administrative talents and received a knighthood from George III in 1784.
A prolific scientist and inventor, Thompson also created several new warship designs. He subsequently moved to the Electorate of Bavaria and entered into the employ of the Bavarian government, heavily reorganising the Bavarian Army. Thompson was rewarded for his efforts by being made an Imperial Count in 1792 before dying in Paris in 1814.