Rumford Medal

Summary

Rumford Medal is a science award^[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of science_award entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Rumford Medal won the Benjamin Thompson^[3].
• Rumford Medal won the John Leslie^[4].
• Rumford Medal won the William Murdoch^[5].
• Rumford Medal won the Étienne-Louis Malus^[6].
• Rumford Medal won the William Charles Wells^[7].
• Rumford Medal won the Humphry Davy^[8].
• Rumford Medal is in the country of United Kingdom^[9].
• Rumford Medal's image is recorded as Rumford Medal (1910).png^[10].
• Rumford Medal's image is recorded as Rumford Medal (1880).png^[11].
• Rumford Medal's image is recorded as PSM V73 D043 Rumford medal of the royal society.png^[12].
• Rumford Medal's instance of is recorded as science award^[13].
• Rumford Medal's instance of is recorded as medallion^[14].
• Benjamin Thompson is named after Rumford Medal^[15].
• Rumford Medal's Commons category is recorded as Rumford Medal^[16].
• Rumford Medal's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03gl4s^[17].
• Rumford Medal's official website is recorded as https://royalsociety.org/grants-schemes-awards/awards/rumford-medal^[18].
• Rumford Medal's sponsor is recorded as Royal Society^[19].
• Rumford Medal's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Rumford Medal^[20].
• Rumford Medal's conferred by is recorded as Royal Society^[21].

Body

Recognition

Wins include Benjamin Thompson^[3], a physicist^[22], 1753–1814^[23], of United States^[24], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society^[25], specialised in thermal physics^[26]; John Leslie^[4], a linguist^[27], 1766–1832^[28], of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland^[29], awarded the Rumford Medal^[30]; William Murdoch^[5], an inventor^[31], 1754–1839^[32], of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland^[33], awarded the it^[34], specialised in mechanical engineering^[35]; Étienne-Louis Malus^[6], a mathematician^[36], 1775–1812^[37], of France^[38], awarded the it^[39], specialised in optics^[40]; William Charles Wells^[7], a military physician^[41], 1757–1817^[42], of United Kingdom^[43], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society^[44]; and Humphry Davy^[8], a chemist^[45], 1778–1829^[46], of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland^[47], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society^[48], specialised in chemistry^[49].

Why It Matters

Rumford Medal ranks in the top 9% of science_award entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[50] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[51]

FAQs

What awards did Rumford Medal receive?

Honors received include Benjamin Thompson^[3], John Leslie^[4], William Murdoch^[5], and Étienne-Louis Malus^[6].