RUMFORD PRIZE
:''Not to be confused with the Rumford Medal''
In 1796, Benjamin Thompson, known as Count Rumford, made two separate gifts of $5,000 each to the Royal Society of London and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences to enable them to give awards every two years for outstanding scientific research on heat or light.
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences awards the 'Rumford Prize'; the Royal Society awards the Rumford Medal.
★ Rumford Prize recipients
In 1796, Benjamin Thompson, known as Count Rumford, made two separate gifts of $5,000 each to the Royal Society of London and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences to enable them to give awards every two years for outstanding scientific research on heat or light.
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences awards the 'Rumford Prize'; the Royal Society awards the Rumford Medal.
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