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Joseph Henry

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Joseph Henry 1797-1878, American physicist, b. Albany, N.Y., educated at Albany Academy. He taught (1826-32) mathematics and natural philosophy at Albany Academy and was professor of natural philosophy (1832-46) at Princeton (then the College of New Jersey). From 1846 he served as the first secretary and director of the newly founded Smithsonian Institution; he introduced and developed many of its activities and established its general policies. Before assuming his responsibilities at the Smithsonian, he had made notable contributions to the physical sciences, especially in electromagnetism.... Read more
Joseph Henry
Joseph Henry Joseph Henry (1797-1878), American physicist and...development of science in America. Joseph Henry was born Dec. 17, 1797, in Albany...biography of Henry is Thomas Coulson, Joseph Henry: His Life and Work (1950), a largely... Read more
Henry, Joseph (1797-1878)
Joseph Henry (1797-1878) Physicist Early Years. Joseph Henry was born in Albany, New York, in 1797. His working-class...this organization from 1868 until he died. Thomas Couison, Joseph Henry: His Life and Work (Princeton: Princeton University Press... Read more

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