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Count Rumford: The Extraordinary Life of a Scientific Genius

Scientist, Soldier, Statesman, Spy

Fore. Susan Greenfield , GI Brown
By inventing efficient smoke-free fireplaces, coffee pots, the kitchen range, and Long Johns, Count Rumford did a great deal to ameliorate ordinary people’s everyday living conditions. This book remembers a remarkable scientist who was born in America to a Bavarian family, but remained loyal to the British in the Revolutionary War and founded the Royal Institution. Off-mint
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  • Publisher: Sutton
  • Year: 2001
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 192pp
  • Illustrated: Yes
  • Dimensions: 198x127mm
  • ISBN: 9780750926744
  • Condition: New - Acceptable
  • Weight: 0.2kg
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543106
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