Sex and the Scientist: The Indecent Life of Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford (1753-1814) by Jane Merrill

Sex and the Scientist: The Indecent Life of Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford (1753-1814)

Jane Merrill

258 pages missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction autobiography biography historical psychology science technology medium-paced

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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 boi...

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