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Joseph Henry

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Joseph Henry 1797-1878 American physicist whose experiments with electricity led to the development of electromagnets, which in turn made possible the electric motor. In honor of this work, the unit o... Read more

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Joseph Henry

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Joseph Henry (1797-1878), American physicist and electrical experimenter, was primarily important for his role in the institutional development of science in America.Joseph Henry was born December 17,... Read more

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Joseph Henry was one of the first great American scientists after Benjamin Franklin. Many parallels exist between his life and work and that of the English physicist Michael Faraday. Like Faraday, Hen... Read more

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Several parallels between the life and work of Joseph Henry and English physicist Michael Faraday exist. Like Faraday, Henry was born into a poor family. Both received little formal education and both... Read more

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Joseph Henry was born on December 17, 1797, in Albany, New York. Henry's family was poor; his father could not afford to send his son to school, so the boy received a very limited education.According ... Read more

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Joseph Henry Born:  1797  Died:  May 13, 1878 in Washington, DC, United States Joseph Henry grew up in a poor family; and never received much formal education.  He was an appre... Read more

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