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	Topics Rumford Medal Topic Home In 1796, Benjamin Thompson, known as Count Rumford, gave $5000 separately to the Royal Society of London and the other by the American Academy of Arts and SciencesAmerican Academy of Arts and Sciences Summary * American Academy of Arts and Letters* American Association for the Advancement of Science... to give awards every two years for outstanding scientific research on heat or light. The Royal Society awards the Rumford Medal; the American Academy of Arts and Sciences awards the Rumford PrizeRumford Prize In 1796, Benjamin Thompson, known as Count Rumford, made two separate gifts of $5,000 each to the Royal Society of London and the ... . The Rumford Medal is restricted to scientists working in Europe. It is awarded in even years in recognition of an outstandingly important recent discovery in the field of thermal or optical properties of matter made by a scientist working in Europe, noting that Rumford was concerned to see recognised discoveries that tended to promote the good of mankind. The medal is of silver gilt and a gift of £1000 is associated with it. Rumford Medalists 18th Century 1800 : Benjamin ThompsonBenjamin Thompson Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford was an Anglo-American physicist and inventor whose challenges to established phys... 19th Century 1804 : John Leslie 1808 : William MurdochWilliam Murdoch William Murdoch was a Scottish engineer and inventor.... 1810 : Étienne Louis Malus 1814 : William Charles WellsWilliam Charles Wells William Charles Wells, a physician and printer, was the second son of Robert and Mary Wells.... 1816 : Humphry DavyHumphry Davy Sir Humphry Davy, 1st Baronet, FRS , often incorrectly spelled Humphrey, was an esteemed Cornish chemist and physicist.... 1818 : David BrewsterDavid Brewster Sir David Brewster was a Scottish scientist, inventor and writer.... 1824 : Augustin-Jean Fresnel 1832 : John Frederic DaniellJohn Frederic Daniell Overview John Frederic Daniell was an English chemist and physicist.... 1834 : Macedonio MelloniMacedonio Melloni Summary Macedonio Melloni was an Italian physicist, notable for demonstrating that radiant heat has similar physical properties to t... 1838 : James David ForbesJames David Forbes James David Forbes was a Scottish physicist who worked extensively on the conduction of heat, seismology and glaciology.... 1840 : Jean-Baptiste BiotJean-Baptiste Biot Jean-Baptiste Biot was a French physicist and mathematician who in the early 1800s studied the relationship between electric... 1842 : William Henry Fox Talbot 1846 : Michael FaradayMichael Faraday Michael Faraday, FRS was an English chemist and physicist who contributed significantly to the fields of electromagnetism ... 1848 : Henri Victor RegnaultHenri Victor Regnault Henri Victor Regnault was a French chemist and physicist best known for his careful measurements of the thermal properties o... 1850 : François Jean Dominique AragoFrançois Arago Franois Jean Dominique Arago was a French mathematician, physicist, astronomer, and politician.... 1852 : George Gabriel StokesGeorge Gabriel Stokes Sir George Gabriel Stokes, 1st Baronet was an Irish mathematician and physicist, who at Cambridge made important contributio... 1854 : Neil ArnottNeil Arnott Neil Arnott was a Scottish physician.... 1856 : Louis PasteurLouis Pasteur Louis Pasteur was a French microbiologist and chemist.... 1858 : Jules JaminJules Jamin Jules Jamin was a French physicist.... 1860 : James Clerk MaxwellJames Clerk Maxwell Summary James Clerk Maxwell was a Scottish mathematical physicist, born in Edinburgh.... 1862 : Gustav Robert KirchhoffGustav Kirchhoff Gustav Robert Kirchhoff , a German physicist who contributed to the fundamental understanding of electrical circuits, spectr... 1864 : John TyndallJohn Tyndall John Tyndall was an Irish natural philosopher.... 1866 : Armand Hippolyte Louis FizeauHippolyte Fizeau Armand Hippolyte Louis Fizeau, French physicist, was born in Paris.... 1868 : Balfour StewartBalfour Stewart Balfour Stewart, Scottish physicist, was born in Edinburgh, and was educated at the University of Edinburgh.... 1870 : Alfred Olivier Des CloizeauxAlfred Des Cloizeaux Alfred Louis Olivier Legrand Des Cloizeaux was a French mineralogist.... 1872 : Anders Jonas ÅngströmAnders Jonas Ångström Anders Jonas ngstrm was a physicist in Sweden, one of the founders of the science of spectroscopy.... 1874 : Joseph Norman LockyerJoseph Norman Lockyer Sir Joseph Norman Lockyer or Norman Lockyer was an English scientist and astronomer.... 1876 : Pierre Jules Cesar Janssen 1878 : Alfred Cornu 1880 : William HugginsWilliam Huggins Sir William Huggins, OM , FRS was a British astronomer.... 1882 : William de Wiveleslie AbneyWilliam de Wiveleslie Abney Summary William de Wiveleslie Abney was an English astronomer, chemist, and photographer. ... 1884 : Tobias Robertus Thalen 1886 : Samuel Pierpont LangleySamuel Pierpont Langley Samuel Pierpont Langley was an American astronomer, physicist, inventor of the bolometer and pioneer of aviation.... 1888 : Pietro TacchiniPietro Tacchini Summary Pietro Tacchini was an Italian astronomer.... 1890 : Heinrich Rudolf HertzHeinrich Rudolf Hertz Heinrich Rudolf Hertz , was the German physicist and mechanician for whom the hertz, an SI unit, is named.... 1892 : Nils C Duner 1894 : James DewarJames Dewar Sir James Dewar was a Scottish chemist and physicist.... 1896 : Wilhelm Röntgen and Philipp LenardPhilipp Lenard Philipp Eduard Anton von Lenard, was a German physicist and the winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1905 for his resear... 1898 : Oliver Joseph Lodge 1900 : Antoine Henri Becquerel 20th Century 1902 : Charles Algernon ParsonsCharles Algernon Parsons Sir Charles Algernon Parsons, O.M.... 1904 : Ernest RutherfordErnest Rutherford Ernest Rutherford, 1st Baron Rutherford of Nelson, OM, PC, FRS , was a nuclear physicist from New Zealand.... 1906 : Hugh Longbourne CallendarHugh Longbourne Callendar Hugh Longbourne Callendar FRS was a British physicist.... 1908 : Hendrik Anton LorentzHendrik Lorentz Hendrik Antoon Lorentz was a Dutch physicist who shared the 1902 Nobel Prize in Physics with Pieter Zeeman for the discovery... 1910 : Heinrich RubensHeinrich Rubens Heinrich Rubens was a German physicist.... 1912 : Kamerlingh Onnes 1914 : Lord Rayleigh 1916 : William Henry BraggWilliam Henry Bragg Sir William Henry Bragg OM, MA, PhD, OKW was an English physicist and chemist, educated at King William's College, Isle of M... 1918 : Charles FabryCharles Fabry Charles Fabry was a French physicist.... and Alfred PerotAlfred Pérot Jean-Baptiste Alfred Perot was a French physicist.... 1920 : Lord Rayleigh 1922 : Pieter ZeemanPieter Zeeman Pieter Zeeman was a Dutch physicist who shared the 1902 Nobel Prize in Physics with Hendrik Lorentz for his discovery of the... 1924 : Charles Vernon Boys 1926 : Arthur SchusterArthur Schuster Arthur Schuster was a versatile physicist known for his work in spectroscopy, electrochemistry, optics, X-radiography and t... 1928 : Friedrich PaschenFriedrich Paschen Friedrich Paschen, was a German 19th century physicist, known for his work on electrical discharges.... 1930 : Peter DebyePeter Debye Summary Petrus Josephus Wilhelmus Debije was a Dutch physical chemist.... 1932 : Fritz HaberFritz Haber Fritz Haber was a German chemist, who received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1918 for his development of synthetic ammonia... 1934 : Wander Johannes de HaasWander Johannes de Haas Overview Wander Johannes de Haas was a Dutch physicist and mathematician.... 1936 : Ernest John Coker 1938 : Robert Williams Wood 1940 : Karl Manne Georg Siegbahn 1942 : Gordon Miller Bourne Dobson 1944 : Harry Ralph Ricardo 1946 : Alfred Egerton 1948 : Franz Eugen Simon 1950 : Frank WhittleFrank Whittle Air Commodore Sir Frank Whittle, OM, KBE FRS was a Royal Air Force officer who invented the jet engine.... 1952 : Frits ZernikeFrits Zernike Summary Frederik Zernike was a Dutch physicist and winner of the Nobel prize for physics in 1953 for his invention of the phase cont... 1954 : Cecil Reginald Burch 1956 : Frank Philip Bowden 1958 : Thomas MertonThomas Merton Thomas Merton was an American Trappist priest/monk and writer.... 1960 : Alfred Gordon Gaydon 1962 : Dudley Maurice Newitt 1964 : Hendrik Christoffel van de Hulst 1966 : William Penney 1968 : Dennis GaborDennis Gabor Dennis Gabor was a Hungarian physicist who is most notable for inventing holography.... 1970 : Christopher HintonChristopher Hinton Christopher Hinton, Baron Hinton of Bankside was an British nuclear engineer, and supervisor of the construction of Calder H... 1972 : Basil John MasonBasil John Mason Sir Basil John Mason, CB, FRS is an expert on cloud physics and former Director of the UK Meteorological Office.... 1974 : Alan CottrellAlan Cottrell Sir Alan Howard Cottrell is a British metallurgist and physicist.... 1976 : Ilya PrigogineIlya Prigogine Ilya Prigogine was a Belgian physicist and chemist noted for his work on dissipative structures, complex systems, and irreve... 1978 : George PorterGeorge Porter George Porter, Baron Porter of Luddenham, OM, FRS was a British chemist.... 1980 : William Frank Vinen 1982 : Charles Gorrie WynneCharles Gorrie Wynne Charles Gorrie Wynne was a significant figure in optical lens design. ... 1984 : Harold Horace Hopkins 1986 : Denis RookeDenis Rooke Sir Denis Rooke, OM, CBE, FRS, FREng is a British industrialist and engineer.... 1988 : Felix J. Weinberg 1990 : Walter Eric Spear 1992 : Harold Neville Vazeille TemperleyHarold Neville Vazeille Temperley Harold Neville Vazeille Temperley was a mathematical physicist working on "lattice gases".... 1994 : Andrew KellerAndrew Keller Andrew Keller was a British polymer scientist.... 1996 : Grenville TurnerGrenville Turner Grenville Turner is a research professor at the University of Manchester.... 1998 : Richard Henry Friend 2000 : Wilson Sibbett 21st Century 2002 : David KingDavid King (scientist) Professor Sir David King ScD FRS is Chief Scientific Adviser to the UK Government, and consequently head of the Office of Sc... 2004 : Richard DixonRichard Dixon Richard Travers Dixon was a British sailor who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.... 2006 : Jean-Pierre Hansen External links