Joseph Henry

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Joseph Henry was a pioneering 19th-century American scientist and physicist whose work on electromagnetism significantly advanced the development of the telegraph and electrical technology.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf academic
human
inventor
physicist
scientist
causeOfDeath Bright's disease
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1797-12-17
dateOfDeath 1878-05-13
developed electromagnetic relay
powerful electromagnets using insulated wire coils
educatedAt Albany Academy
employer Albany Academy
College of New Jersey
Smithsonian Institution
era 19th century
familyName Henry
fieldOfWork electrical engineering
electromagnetism
physics
givenName Joseph
hasHonor Henry (unit of inductance) named after him
inducted into the Hall of Fame for Great Americans
statue in front of the Smithsonian Institution Building
influenced development of long-distance telegraphy
influencedBy Michael Faraday
languageSpoken English
memberOf American Philosophical Society
National Academy of Sciences
notableFor contributions to the development of the telegraph
development of the electromagnetic relay
discoveries related to mutual inductance
discoveries related to self-inductance
research on electromagnetism
occupation inventor
physicist
scientist
placeOfBirth Albany
surface form: Albany, New York
placeOfDeath Washington, D.C.
positionHeld President of the National Academy of Sciences
Professor of Natural Philosophy at the College of New Jersey
Secretary of the Smithsonian
surface form: Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution
religion Presbyterianism
residence Princeton, New Jersey, United States
surface form: Princeton, New Jersey

Washington, D.C.
sexOrGender male
studied electromagnets
induction

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Amos Eaton notableStudent Joseph Henry
Albany Academy hasNotableAlumnus Joseph Henry
Henry notableBearer Joseph Henry
Henry Mountains namedAfter Joseph Henry
Lighthouse Board notableMember Joseph Henry