Benjamin Thompson

Physicist

Birthday March 26, 1753

Birth Sign Aries

Birthplace Massachusetts

DEATH DATE Aug 21, 1814 (61)

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About

Physicist who specialized in thermodynamics who invented thermal underwear and significantly improved the design of kilns used to produce quicklime. He also served as a Lieutenant-Colonel in the Loyalist forces in America during the American Revolutionary War.

Before Fame

At the age of 13 he was apprenticed to a merchant of nearby Salem and later conducted experiments on heat.

Trivia

In his later life he moved to Bavaria and re-organized it's army as the Bavarian Army Minister.

Family Life

He married Marie-Anne Lavoisier in 1804.

Associated With

He was a contemporary of Benjamin Franklin.