Count Rumford

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Predicate Object
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gptkb:scientist
gptkbp:award gptkb:Copley_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1753-03-26
gptkbp:birthName gptkb:Benjamin_Thompson
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Woburn,_Massachusetts_Bay,_British_America
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Auteuil,_Paris,_France
gptkbp:children gptkb:Sarah_Thompson,_Countess_Rumford
gptkbp:deathDate 1814-08-21
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Auteuil,_Paris,_France
gptkbp:education gptkb:Harvard_University_(honorary_degree)
gptkbp:employer gptkb:American_colonial_militia
gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkb:Bavarian_Army
gptkbp:field engineering
military science
physics
thermodynamics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Count Rumford
gptkbp:influenced development of thermodynamics
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Antoine_Lavoisier
gptkb:Isaac_Newton
gptkb:Joseph_Black
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Rumford_fireplace
work on the nature of heat
experiments on heat and friction
founding the Royal Institution of Great Britain
improvements to the design of chimneys
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:Bavarian_Academy_of_Sciences_and_Humanities
gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkbp:militaryRank Colonel
Lieutenant Colonel
Major General
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkb:Bavarian
British
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:An_Experimental_Enquiry_Concerning_the_Source_of_the_Heat_which_is_Excited_by_Friction
gptkb:Rumford_Soup
gptkb:Essays,_Political,_Economical,_and_Philosophical
gptkb:Rumford_fireplace
Experiments on Heat
gptkbp:otherName gptkb:Graf_von_Rumford
gptkb:Sir_Benjamin_Thompson
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Munich,_Bavaria
gptkb:London,_England
gptkb:Paris,_France
gptkb:Woburn,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Sarah_Walker
gptkb:Marie-Anne_Lavoisier
gptkbp:title gptkb:Count_of_the_Holy_Roman_Empire
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Benjamin_Thompson
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4