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A people's literature is the great textbook for real knowledge of them. The writings of the day show the quality of the people, as no historical reconstruction can.
Benjamin Thompson
Born: March 26, 1753
Died: August 21, 1814 (aged 61)
Bio: Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford, FRS was an American-born British physicist and inventor whose challenges to established physical theory were part of the 19th century revolution in thermodynamics.
Known for:
- The Complete Works of Count Rumford
- The Stranger: A Play in Five Acts