THOMPSON

Thompson, Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford

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

Thompson, Homer Thompson, Homer A. Thompson, Homer Armstrong Thompson

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1