thompson

Noun

• English physicist (born in America) who studied heat and friction; experiments convinced him that heat is caused by moving particles (1753-1814)

• United States classical archaeologist (born in Canada) noted for leading the excavation of the Athenian agora (1906-2000)

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• Synonyms: 
  Thompson , Benjamin Thompson , Count Rumford , Homer Thompson , Homer A. Thompson , Homer Armstrong Thompson