Sex and the scientist : the indecent life of Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford (1753/1814) / Jane Merrill.

Title:

Sex and the scientist : the indecent life of Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford (1753/1814) / Jane Merrill.

Author:

Merrill, Jane.

Call Number:

920 R936m

Publication Information:

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Company, Inc., 2018.

Physical Description:

xi, 246 p. : ill. ; 26 cm

Description:

"One of the preeminent natural philosophers of the Enlightenment, Benjamin Thompson's inventions and scientific explorations include the insulated clothing, the thermos, convection ovens and double boilers. Thompson was popular with women--so much so that his personal life eclipsed his achievements. Drawing on Thompson's correspondence and diaries, this book examines his friendships and romantic relationships"--

Language:

English.

Subjects:

Physicists 18th century. , Inventors 18th century. , Scientists 18th century.

People:

Rumford, Benjamin, 1753-1814. , Rumford, Benjamin, 1753-1814 , Rumford, Benjamin, 1753-1814

Credit Line:

Gift of Jane Merrill; January 26, 2018;