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Rumford may refer to:


People

* William Byron Rumford (1908–1986), California politician * Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford (1753–1814), American-British-German inventor, scientist, soldier, and official * Kennerley Rumford (1870–1957), English baritone singer


Places

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Rumford (crater) Rumford is a lunar impact crater that lies on the far side of the Moon. It is located to the northwest of the large crater Oppenheimer, and to the east-southeast of Orlov. This crater lies across the eastern rim of the larger satellite crater ...
, a location on the far side of the Moon * Rumford, Falkirk, a village in the Falkirk council area of Scotland * Rumford, Cornwall, a hamlet near Wadebridge in Cornwall ;United States * Rumford, Maine, a New England town ** Rumford (CDP), Maine, the main village in the town * Rumford, New Hampshire, former name of
Concord, New Hampshire Concord () is the capital city of the U.S. state of New Hampshire and the seat of Merrimack County. As of the 2020 census the population was 43,976, making it the third largest city in New Hampshire behind Manchester and Nashua. The village of ...
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Rumford, Rhode Island Rumford is the northern section of the city of East Providence, Rhode Island, USA. The Rumford section of East Providence borders Seekonk, Massachusetts, Pawtucket, Rhode Island and the Ten Mile River (Seekonk River). Rumford has been part of ...
* Rumford, South Dakota * The Rumford River in Massachusetts


Other

* Rumford Fair Housing Act, California law repealed by
California Proposition 14 (1964) California Proposition 14 was a November 1964 initiative ballot measure that amended the California state constitution to nullify the 1963 Rumford Fair Housing Act, thereby allowing property sellers, landlords and their agents to openly discrim ...
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Rumford fireplace The Rumford fireplace is a tall, shallow fireplace designed by Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford, an Anglo-American physicist best known for his investigations of heat. Its shallow, angled sides are designed to reflect heat into the room, an ...
, an improved household fireplace * Rumford furnace, a kiln for making quicklime *
Rumford Medal The Rumford Medal is an award bestowed by Britain's Royal Society every alternating year for "an outstandingly important recent discovery in the field of thermal or optical properties of matter made by a scientist working in Europe". First awar ...
, science award made annually by the Royal Society * Rumford Prize, science award made annually by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences *
Rumford's Soup Rumford's Soup (''Rumfordsche Suppe'', also called economy soup) was an early effort in scientific nutrition. It was invented by Benjamin Thompson, Reichsgraf von Rumford, circa 1800 and consumed in Munich and greater Bavaria, where he was emplo ...
, a cheap, nutritious food invented by Count Rumford


See also

* Romford {{disambig, geo, surname