Joseph Henry Mural Panel at Princeton University, by Gifford Beal

Summary

"The Demonstration of Electro-Dynamic Inductive Action of Ordinary Electricity at a Remarkable Distance: In Front of Nassau Hall, College of New Jersey, Princeton, 1842."

Subject

• Henry, Joseph 1797-1878
• Beal, Gifford 1879-1956

Notes

Joseph Henry was an American scientist who served as the first Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution and discovered the electromagnetic phenomenon of self-inductance (SI).

Cite as

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 27B, Image No. SIA_000095_B27B_144

Repository Loc.

Smithsonian Institution Archives Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

Date

1947

Restrictions & Rights

• No access restrictions. Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu
• Copyright Undetermined

Topic

• Mural painting and decoration
• Scientists

Form/Genre

Color photographs

Local number

SIA RU000095 [SIA_000095_B27B_144]

Physical description

3.5 x 5;

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