Премия Румфорда ( англ. Rumford Prize ) — научная награда Американской академии искусств и наук . Учреждена в 1796 году на денежные средства Бенджамина Томпсона (графа Румфорда) , вручается с 1839 года за достижения в области тепла или света. Награда включает в себя медаль из золота и серебра. Все лауреаты на момент награждения жили в США или Канаде. Несколько лауреатов также получили европейскую медаль Румфорда : Сэмюэл Лэнгли , Джон Уильям Дрейпер , Роберт Вильямс Вуд .

Лауреаты

Год вручения	Лауреат	Формулировка обоснования
1839		Inventor of the oxy-hydrogen blowpipe
1862	Эрикссон, Джон	His work improved the field of heat management, but the award was specifically for his invention of the of 1858.
1865		Heat management. He was awarded especially for his contributions towards a " cannon of large caliber, and great strength and endurance".
1866	Кларк, Элвин	Improved refracting telescopes
1869		For improving the steam engine
1871	Joseph Harrison, Jr.	Towards his concern for safer steam boilers
1873	Резерфорд, Льюис Моррис	For improving the "processes and methods" of astronomical photography
1875	Дрейпер, Джон Уильям	For his work towards apprehending radiant energy
1880	Гиббс, Джозайя Уиллард	Founded the field of chemical thermodynamics
1883	Роуланд, Генри	For his research in light and heat
1886	Лэнгли, Сэмюэл Пирпонт	For his work towards the understanding of radiant energy
1888	Майкельсон, Альберт Абрахам	Measured the velocity of light , and contribution towards the motion of the luminiferous ether , and absolute determination of the wavelengths of light
1891	Пикеринг, Эдуард Чарлз	For his work on stellar photometry and stellar spectra
1895	Эдисон, Томас Алва	For his investigations in
1898	Килер, Джеймс Эдуард	For the applications of the spectroscope , and especially his investigations of nebulae and the physical contents of Saturn's rings
1899		For the development of the electric arc lamp
1900		For his heat research
1901	Томсон, Элиу	For his work in welding and lighting
1902	Хейл, Джордж Эллери	For his investigations in and stellar physics and for the invention of the
1904		For his research on radiation , radiation pressure, stellar heat, and the infrared spectrum
1907	Эдвард Ачесон	For the application of the electric furnace to the production of carborundum and graphite
1909	Вуд, Роберт Вильямс	For light-related discoveries, including the optical properties of sodium and other metallic vapors
1910		For his improvements to the steam turbine
1911	Крафтс, Джеймс Мейсон	For his work in thermometry , and the development of new fixed points on the scale
1912		For his inventions in color photography and photoengraving
1913	Стеббинс, Джоуэл	For the development of the selenium photometer and its application to scientific problems
1914	Уильям Дэвид Кулидж	For his invention of ductile tungsten
1915	Аббот, Чарлз Грили	For his research in
1917	Бриджмен, Перси Уильямс	For his high-pressure thermodynamic breakthroughs
1918	Теодор Лайман	Awarded for his research on short-wave and long-wave wavelengths
1920	Ленгмюр, Ирвинг	For his research in thermionic and allied phenomena
1925	Расселл, Генри Норрис	Awarded for his research in
1926	Комптон, Артур Холли	Awarded for his research in Roentgen rays
1928		For his research in spectrophotometry
1930	Пласкетт, Джон Стэнли	For his research
1931	Комптон, Карл Тэйлор	He was awarded the medal for thermionics and spectroscopic research.
1933	Шепли, Харлоу	For his work with the luminosity of stars and galaxies
1937	Кобленц, Уильям	For his improvements in the measurement of heat and light
1939		"For pioneering improvements in spectroscopics"
1941	Зворыкин, Владимир Козьмич	Awarded for the creation of the iconoscope and other related devices
1943		For his contributions to photography
1945	Лэнд, Эдвин Герберт	For his inventions related to the application of polarized light
1947		For his research in bioluminescence
1949	Боуэн, Айра Спрейг	For his work on the identification of nebulium and for other outstanding works
1951		For his research in the field of optics
1953	Ферми, Энрико	For his investigations in electromagnetic radiation and nuclear energy
1953	Лэмб, Уиллис Юджин	Awarded for studying the hydrogen spectrum
1953	Онсагер, Ларс	For his investigations in thermodynamics related to transportation
1955	Франк, Джеймс	For his studies in the investigation of photosynthesis
1957	Субраманьян Чандрасекар	For his investigations of the radiative energy balance in stars
1959	Уолд, Джордж	For identifying the biochemical basis of vision
1961	Таунс, Чарлз Хард	For his development of the laser
1963	Бете, Ханс Альбрехт	For pioneering studies in stellar nucleosynthesis
1965	*	For the invention of the Collins Helium Cryostat and other pioneering work
1965		For his work on the molecular origin of bioluminescence
1967	Дикке, Роберт	For his contributions to and to the understanding of atomic structure
1967	Ниль, Корнелис ван	For his contributions to the study of photosynthesis
1968	Шмидт, Мартен	For his work deducing the spectra of quasi-stellar objects
1971	M.I.T. Group John A. Ball, Alan H. Barrett, Bernard F. Burke, Joseph C. Carter, Patricia P. Crowther Canadian Group Norman W. Broten, R. M. Chisholm, John A. Galt, Herbert P. Cush, Thomas H. Legg, Jack L. Locke, Charles W. McLeish, Roger S. Richards, Jul Lin Yen – Cornell Group C. C. Bare, Carry G. Clark, Marshall H. Cohen, David L. Jauncey, Kenneth I. Kellerman	For their work in the field of long-baseline interferometry
1973		For pioneering the importance of symmetry in polyatomic molecules and for his active work in the field of microwave spectroscopy
1976	Росси, Бруно	For discovering the origins of cosmic radiation
1980		For researching the theory of, and working on the application of, fluorescence
1980	Янг Чжэньнин Миллс, Роберт	For development of a generalized gauge invariant field theory
1985	Демельт, Ханс Георг Рамзей, Норман Фостер	Awarded for his work in the field of
1986		For his work in developing infrared astronomy
1992	James R. Norris	Awarded for working towards the understanding of photosynthesis
1996	Мазер, Джон Кромвелл	For his research related to the cosmic microwave background
2008	Дрелл, Сидни Нанн, Сэмьюэл Перри, Уильям Джеймс Шульц, Джордж	For their efforts to reduce the global threat of nuclear weapons
2015	Капассо, Федерико Чо, Альфред	For their contributions to the field of laser technology

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