“the germ of a great invention”
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Joseph Henry
Joseph Henry was an American physicist and inventor who served as the first secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. He was the secretary for the National Institute for the Promotion of Science, a precursor of the Smithsonian Institution. He also served as president of the National Academy of Sciences from 1868 to 1878.
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science · American physicist and inventor (1797–1878) · physicist · university teacher · engineer · meteorologist · art historian · also Joseph Henry, Henry
Born 17 December 1797 · Died 13 May 1878 · Q157043
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2026· 2 entries
“several thousand original investigations on electricity, magnetism, and electro-magnetism”
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2019· 1 entry
Published “Welcome to the Tidyverse” in Journal of Open Source Software — cited 20,638 times.
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1971· 1 entry
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places; later it was included as a contributing property when the Lafayette Park Historic District was listed on the Register
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1915· 1 entry
Henry was inducted into the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in the Bronx, New York
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1878· 2 entries
Died 1878-05-13.
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And was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery in the Georgetown section of northwest Washington, D
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1876· 1 entry
Bell's experimental telephone, using a different design, was demonstrated at the Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia, where Henry was one of the judges for electrical exhibits
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1873· 1 entry
Stated his intention of resigning from the role, but a letter signed by members of the academy prevented his resignation
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1872· 1 entry
Almon Thompson named a mountain range in southeastern Utah after Henry
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1871· 1 entry
And served in that position the remainder of his life
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1866· 1 entry
Henry was elected as vice president of the National Academy of Sciences
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1848· 1 entry
While Secretary, Henry worked in conjunction with Professor Stephen Alexander to determine the relative temperatures for different parts of the solar disk
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1846· 1 entry
Career landmark: Secretary of the Smithsonian (1846–1878).
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1842· 1 entry
When Parker fell ill, Henry's experiments stopped completely until he recovered
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1835· 1 entry
And American Antiquarian Society in 1851
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1831· 1 entry
Henry created one of the first machines to use electromagnetism for motion
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1826· 1 entry
Was appointed Professor of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy at The Albany Academy by Principal T
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1824· 1 entry
Was appointed an assistant engineer for the survey of the State road being constructed between the Hudson River and Lake Erie
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1819· 1 entry
Entered The Albany Academy, where he was given free tuition
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1797· 1 entry
Born 1797-12-17.
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