Rumford

Proper noun

Meaning

Rumford (plural Rumfords)

A surname.

Phrases with the word

Examples

1802 satirical cartoon by James Gillray showing a Royal Institution lecture on pneumatics, with Davy holding the bellows and Count Rumford looking on at extreme right. Source: Internet

At the same time, he left St. Luke for residence at the seminary and assumed responsibility for weekend assistance at St. Margaret Parish in Rumford. Source: Internet

Benjamin Thompson in England designed his "Rumford stove" around 1800. Source: Internet

Kelly Dymond, 41 of Turner, Kristin Schrepper, 32 of Rumford, and Sylvie Long, 48 of Lewiston, started kayaking down the Dead River from Coplin Plantation with the intent of kayaking to Flagstaff Lake. Source: Internet

At the Chicago World’s Fair in 1893, she designed the Rumford Kitchen, which was a tiny kitchen that served nutritious meals to thousands of fair goers, along with a healthy dose of nutrition education. Source: Internet

In 1856 the Royal Society of London presented him the Rumford Medal for his discovery of the nature of racemic acid and its relations to polarized light, and the Copley Medal in 1874 for his work on fermentation. Source: Internet

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