Rumford
Americannoun
noun
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To test this idea, Rumford placed the cannon barrels in water and timed how long it took for the water to boil.
From Science Daily • Dec. 23, 2025
In 1963, California’s Rumford Act ushered in sweeping legal protections for people of color to buy homes.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2025
Producers will also film in several city locations doubling as 1990s East London, including the gardens of St Nicholas Church and Tower Gardens, Rumford Street and Anfield, the Local Democracy Reporting Service said.
From BBC • Nov. 3, 2022
The founder of the Rumford mill, Hugh Chisholm, also co-founded International Paper, which remains the largest paper company in the world.
From New York Times • Sep. 1, 2020
He also invented several useful objects, including a drip coffeemaker, thermal underwear, and a type of range still known as the Rumford fireplace.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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