Bnjmn C. Thmpsn (Jly 3, 1918 – gst 17, 2002) ws n mrcn rchtct. H ws n f ght rchtcts wh fndd Th rchtcts Cllbrtv (TC) n 1945 n Cmbrdg, Msschstts, n f th mst ntbl frms n pst-wr mdrnsm, nd thn strtd hs wn frm, Bnjmn Thmpsn nd sscts (BT), n 1967.