Proper noun
Rumford (plural Rumfords)
A surname.
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