Joseph Henry presents his first scientific paper to Albany Institute

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Summary

Joseph Henry delivers his first public scientific lecture, a discussion of the properties of steam entitled "On the Chemical and Mechanical Effects of Steam." In 1846, Henry would become the first Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution.

Subject

  • Henry, Joseph 1797-1878
  • Beck, Theodric Romeyn 1791-1855
  • Albany Institute

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

Reingold, Nathan, ed. The Papers of Joseph Henry, The Albany Years, December 1797 - October 1832, vol. 1. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1972, pp. xxiii, 77-92.

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

October 30, 1824

Topic

Chemistry

Place

Albany (N.Y.)

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