Joseph Henry Biography

Joseph Henry biography

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NAME: Joseph Henry
OCCUPATION: Physicist
BIRTH DATE: December 17, 1797
DEATH DATE: May 13, 1878
EDUCATION: The Albany Academy

PLACE OF BIRTH: Albany, New York
PLACE OF DEATH: Washington, D.C.

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Physicist Joseph Henry aided Samuel F.B. Morse in developing the telegraph. He also discovered several important principles of electricity.

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Born December 17, 1797 in Albany, New York, Joseph Henry helped Samuel F.B. Morse develop the telegraph. He discovered several important principles of electricity. He observed electromagnetic induction a year before Michael Faraday announced its discovery, including self-induction. He made improvements to electromagnets. In 1893 the standard unit of electrical inductance was named in his honor.