Thompson (n.)

  1. United States classical archaeologist (born in Canada) noted for leading the excavation of the Athenian agora (1906-2000)

    [ Syn: thompson , homer thompson , homer a. thompson , homer armstrong thompson ]

  2. English physicist (born in America) who studied heat and friction; experiments convinced him that heat is caused by moving particles (1753-1814)

    [ Syn: thompson , benjamin thompson , count rumford ]

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