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gptkbp:instanceOf
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historical figure
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
gptkb:Bavarian_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkb:Royal_Society
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Royal_Society's_Copley_Medal
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gptkbp:born
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March 26, 1753
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gptkbp:burialPlace
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gptkb:St._Michael's_Church,_Munich
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:Elizabeth_Thompson
gptkb:John_Thompson
gptkb:William_Thompson
gptkb:Benjamin_Thompson_Jr.
gptkb:Mary_Thompson
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gptkbp:contribution
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lightweight artillery
improvements in cooking stoves
insulation techniques
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gptkbp:died
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August 21, 1814
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:Harvard_University
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gptkbp:field
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military
physics
engineering
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Major Benjamin Thompson
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gptkbp:influenced
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modern thermodynamics
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:Benjamin_Franklin
gptkb:Joseph_Priestley
gptkb:Isaac_Newton
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gptkbp:knownFor
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thermodynamics
scientific contributions
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gptkbp:legacy
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gptkb:Count_Rumford_Foundation
gptkb:Rumford_Prize
Rumford's_law_of_heat
Rumford_Medal
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gptkbp:nationality
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American
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gptkbp:notableWork
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Rumford's_experiments_on_heat
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gptkbp:occupation
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military officer
philanthropist
scientist
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gptkbp:previouslyKnownAs
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Count Rumford
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gptkbp:residence
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gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts
gptkb:London,_England
Munich,_Bavaria
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Margaret_Thompson
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