Title
Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford.
Caption
Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford. (1753 -1814). American physicist, he is the first recipient of the Royal Society's Rumford medal, in 1792. He contributes to the creation of the Rumford medal of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, awarded every two years to a scientist working in the USA in the thermal or optical fields. He married the widowed chemist Marie-Anne Pierrette Paulze-Lavoisier.
Engraving.
Info+
Photo12.com - Elk-Opid
Date
18th century
Credit line
Photo12/Collection Jaime Abecasis
Reference
LKO07031_079
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
6,7Mb (1,0Mb) / 4,4in x 5,9in / 1323 x 1780 (300dpi)