Synonyms for Thompson (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (United States classical archaeologist (born in Canada) noted for leading the excavation of the Athenian agora (1906-2000)):
Homer A. Thompson, Homer Armstrong Thompson, Homer Thompson
WordNet sense 2 (English physicist (born in America) who studied heat and friction; experiments convinced him that heat is caused by moving particles (1753-1814)):
Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford
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