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Benjamin Thompson

1753 - 1814

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Benjamin Thompson, también conocido como Conde Rumford (en alemán: Reichsgraf von Rumford); (26 de marzo de 1753 - 21 de agosto de 1814) fue un físico​ e inventor británico nacido en los Estados Unidos, cuyos desafíos a la física teórica establecida formaron parte de la revolución en termodinámica del siglo XIX. Como militar, fue teniente coronel de los "Reales Dragones de América", formando parte de las fuerzas británicas lealistas durante la Guerra de Independencia de los Estados Unidos. Después del final de la guerra se trasladó a Londres, donde se reconoció su talento administrativo, siendo nombrado coronel y recibiendo en 1784 el título de caballero otorgado por el rey Jorge III. Diseñador prolífico, proyectó los planos de distintos buques de guerra. Posteriormente se trasladó a Baviera para entrar al servicio del gobierno del principado, siendo nombrado ministro del ejército bávaro. Leer más en Wikipedia

His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2024). Benjamin Thompson is the 252nd most popular físico (down from 191st in 2024), the 1,075th most popular biography from United States (down from 712th in 2019) and the 53rd most popular American Físico.

Benjamin Thompson was most famous for his work in the field of thermodynamics. His most notable contribution to the field was his discovery of the heat equation, also known as the first law of thermodynamics.

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Among Físicos

Among físicos, Benjamin Thompson ranks 252 out of 851. Before him are Ivar Giaever, Ratko Janev, Anton Zeilinger, Kenneth G. Wilson, C. P. Snow, and Jim Peebles. After him are Leon M. Lederman, John L. Hall, John Archibald Wheeler, Igor Kurchatov, Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, and Abdus Salam.

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Among people born in 1753, Benjamin Thompson ranks 7. Before him are Lazare Carnot, Phillis Wheatley, Louis-Alexandre Berthier, Joseph de Maistre, Jean-Baptiste Kléber, and Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla. After him are Marie Joséphine of Savoy, Louise Marie Adélaïde de Bourbon, Duchess of Orléans, Utamaro, Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Denmark, Franz Karl Achard, and Jean Jacques Régis de Cambacérès. Among people deceased in 1814, Benjamin Thompson ranks 6. Before him are Joséphine de Beauharnais, Johann Gottlieb Fichte, Marquis de Sade, Maria Carolina of Austria, and Joseph-Ignace Guillotin. After him are Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, Emich Carl, 2nd Prince of Leiningen, Marie-Louise O'Murphy, Charles-Joseph, 7th Prince of Ligne, Arthur Phillip, and Louis-Sébastien Mercier.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Benjamin Thompson ranks 1,075 out of 20,380. Before him are Wallace Carothers (1896), Victor Fleming (1889), John Browning (1855), Kamehameha I (1758), Kenneth G. Wilson (1936), and Suzi Quatro (1950). After him are Judith Butler (1956), Kevin Kline (1947), Henry Mancini (1924), Tobin Bell (1942), Donald J. Cram (1919), and Roy Cohn (1927).

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Among Físicos In United States

Among físicos born in United States, Benjamin Thompson ranks 53. Before him are Michio Kaku (1947), Frederick Reines (1918), Robert Hofstadter (1915), Arthur Ashkin (1922), David Bohm (1992), and Kenneth G. Wilson (1936). After him are Leon M. Lederman (1922), John L. Hall (1934), John Archibald Wheeler (1911), Julian Schwinger (1918), John Hasbrouck Van Vleck (1899), and David J. Wineland (1944).

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