255 years ago, on March 26, 1753, was Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford later in North Woburn, Massachusetts, USA born. He is known as the father of modern thermodynamics. He also sat down with the English Garden in Munich a monument.
Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford was born March 26, 1753 in North Woburn, Massachusetts, son of a farmer. His father died, he was a kid the sea level. At age 13, who did an apprenticeship in Salem. Even there, he fell on his interest in mathematics and science. First, to be a doctor, then worked as a teacher and attended classes during his physical.
Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford was born March 26, 1753 in North Woburn, Massachusetts, son of a farmer. His father died, he was a kid the sea level. At age 13, who did an apprenticeship in Salem. Even there, he fell on his interest in mathematics and science. First, to be a doctor, then worked as a teacher and attended classes during his physical.
Promotion through marriage
After her marriage to a wealthy widow who won greater social recognition. In 1773 contact was through his wife that was higher than the military. Because in the colonies of England to take part, had to flee. After some confusion, he sailed for England in 1776. There, he established important personal contacts and was quickly hailed experiments with artillery guns and bullets. During a trip to continental Europe, received by Maximilian, the nephew of the Elector Carl Theodor, the offer to enter their services. In many organizations as a waiter and assistant, the officer is a consultant to the Bavarian army again.
Rumford house in the English Garden has a youth center.
The army was in bad shape: The file of soldiers were poorly paid, had to eat were inadequate and poorly dressed. In their efforts to modernize is of physical interest was to good. Thompson examined the properties of thermal insulation and improved uniforms underwear soldiers.
Poor feeding Rumford soup
In addition, he built almshouses, established schools for children and soldiers invented force today as a Bavarian specialty Rumford soup. It must be cheap, but substantial, so that soldiers and weapons to carry out their work in poor households, and remained in force. To do so, introduced the potato so far without love as a food as a people. Rumford fireplace also developed the call, which is only half the fuel than usual until required.
To ensure the supply of soldiers, also ordered that each garrison, the army unit in the gardens of their city tied to grow vegetables. This was the origin of the English Garden in Munich. Elector Karl Theodor Munich want to miss a new face. In July 1789, in Munich, Rumford created the idea of following a military garden. In addition to the food supply, soldiers must also acquire agricultural knowledge and give them the chance to recover. In addition, these gardens and the general public to be accessible.
To ensure the supply of soldiers, also ordered that each garrison, the army unit in the gardens of their city tied to grow vegetables. This was the origin of the English Garden in Munich. Elector Karl Theodor Munich want to miss a new face. In July 1789, in Munich, Rumford created the idea of following a military garden. In addition to the food supply, soldiers must also acquire agricultural knowledge and give them the chance to recover. In addition, these gardens and the general public to be accessible.
A park for the people
In August 1789, at the behest of Karl Theodor has made the area east of the Military Park Gardens of the first European people. The work was conducted under the supervision of Friedrich Ludwig von Rumford Sckell. Initially, the Park "Theodore Parker"hot, but soon was called "English Garden" by. In the spring of 1792 the park of 40 000 inhabitants of Munich, was released. From 1804 to Sckell Hofgarten was director and forms the image of today's crucial English Garden.
Today, the Park of Munich, with its 4.17 km square, one of the largest urban parks in the world. It's bigger than Hyde Park in London and also larger than the New York Central, Park buildings emphasize China Tower (right) and Monopteros. An eye-catcher in the summer, surfers on the Eisbach. The garden by the river Isar in the ring about two miles south and about three miles north of the divided Hirschau. The term "English Garden" is because, from the approach used in the mainstream system in England in the parks.
Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford died on August 21, 1814 after a bout of fever in Auteuil, near Paris. Bequeathed to Harvard University $ 50,000 by 1816, the Department of Mathematics and Applied Physics was established.
Today, the Park of Munich, with its 4.17 km square, one of the largest urban parks in the world. It's bigger than Hyde Park in London and also larger than the New York Central, Park buildings emphasize China Tower (right) and Monopteros. An eye-catcher in the summer, surfers on the Eisbach. The garden by the river Isar in the ring about two miles south and about three miles north of the divided Hirschau. The term "English Garden" is because, from the approach used in the mainstream system in England in the parks.
Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford died on August 21, 1814 after a bout of fever in Auteuil, near Paris. Bequeathed to Harvard University $ 50,000 by 1816, the Department of Mathematics and Applied Physics was established.
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