Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford

Cambridge MA: MIT Press, 1979. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover in a mildly worn dust jacket. 361 pages, index, b&w illustrations. Benjamin Thompson, later Count Rumford, was one of the most fascinating and complex men of his period (1753~1814). Soldier of fortune, spy, womanizer, brilliant scientist, intriguer, autocrat, inventor, adventurer, an American expatriated to England who did… Read more about this item

The MIT Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1979. Hardcover. 0262021382 . Binding solid. Pages unmarked and barely aged. Brown cloth cover has a little shelf-wear, but otherwise okay. Dustjacket, now in plastic, is probably discolored and has a little wear to spine tips. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 576 pages .

Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1981 Book. Very Good -. Soft cover. First Paperback Edition. 361 page, illustrated biography of this "soldier of fortune, spy, courtier, social reformer, minister of state, philanthropist, scientist, and inventor" from colonial Massachusetts. Cover is faded and has minor marks..

Camberley MA: MIT Press, 1981. Paperback. Very Good. Brown...made major contributions to our understanding of heat and to applied physics..also arrogant, cruel and unpleasant." 361 pages. Text block Near Fine, covers partially sunned.; 5 3/4 x 9 ''.

Paperback / softback. New.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.