Sex and the Scientist

Sex and the Scientist
Author: Jane Merrill
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 259
Release: 2018-01-12
Genre: History
ISBN: 147662917X

One of the preeminent natural philosophers of the Enlightenment, Benjamin Thompson started out as a farm boy with a practical turn of mind. His inventions include the Rumford fireplace, insulated clothing, the thermos, convection ovens, double boilers, double-paned glass and an improved sloop. He was knighted by King George III and became a Count of the Holy Roman Emperor. Thompson's popularity with women eclipsed his achievements, though. He was married twice and had affairs with many other prominent women, including the wife of Boston printer Isaiah Thomas and that of a doctor who would crew the first balloon to cross the English Channel. He even fathered a child by the court mistress of the Prince Elector and had affairs with several other German noblewomen. Drawing on Thompson's correspondence and diaries, this book examines his friendships and romantic relationships.

Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford

Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford
Author: Sanborn Conner Brown
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013-10
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 9781258841652

Original version of biography of Thompson, rejected by publisher as too lengthy. Subsequently revised (later ms. version in Rumford 001755) and published in Cambridge, Mass., MIT Press, 1979.

Memoir of Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford, with Notices of His Daughter

Memoir of Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford, with Notices of His Daughter
Author: George Edward Ellis
Publisher: Sagwan Press
Total Pages: 440
Release: 2018-02-03
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781376561203

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