Knighted in 1784, he left for Bavaria, becoming war and police minister and grand chamberlain, popularized the steam engine and the potato, and innovated a widely used fireplace design.
Married to wealthy widow Sarah Walker in 1772, he served as a spy for the crown during the American Revolution, but in 1776 was forced to flee to London, where he served as undersecretary of state before returning briefly to command a British regiment in New York. Knighted in 1784, he left for Bavaria, becoming war and police minister and grand chamberlain, popularized the steam engine and the potato, and innovated a widely used fireplace design. Created a count of the Holy Roman Empire in 1791, he moved to France, married Lavoisier's widow and turned to the study of heat. FTP, name this scientist whose observation of the boring of cannon led him to realize that heat was not a finite liquid, but a form of motion.
Married to wealthy widow Sarah Walker in 1772, he served as a spy for the crown during the American Revolution, but in 1776 was forced to flee to London, where he served as undersecretary of state before returning briefly to command a British regiment in New York.
Sir Benjamin Thompson or Count von Rumford