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.

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Who was born first?

• Joseph Henry and James Ferguson were born the same year
• Joseph Henry and Carl Gustaf Mosander were born the same year
• Joseph Henry and Jean Léonard Marie Poiseuille were born the same year
• Joseph Henry and Adhémar Jean Claude Barré de Saint-Venant were born the same year
• Joseph Henry and Wilhelm Beer were born the same year

Timeline

1. Adhémar Jean Claude Barré de Saint-VenantAugust 23, 1797 – January 6, 1886
2. Carl Gustaf MosanderSeptember 10, 1797 – October 15, 1858
3. James FergusonAugust 31, 1797 – September 26, 1867
4. Jean Léonard Marie PoiseuilleApril 22, 1797 – December 26, 1869
5. Joseph Henry (this page)December 17, 1797 – May 13, 1878
6. Wilhelm BeerJanuary 4, 1797 – March 27, 1850

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