Quote of the day
They may then be willing to cast principled votes based on an educated understanding of the public interest in the face of polls suggesting that the public itself may have quite a different understanding of where its interest lies.
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







