The Simultaneous Discovery of Electro-Magnetic Induction by Michael Faraday and Joseph Henry

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Summary

This article discusses the work of American physicist Joseph Henry, who would become the Smithsonian's first Secretary in 1846, and British physicist Michael Faraday. Both men independently discovered the process of electrical induction in 1832.

Subject

  • Henry, Joseph 1797-1878
  • Faraday, Michael 1791-1867

Category

Smithsonian History Bibliography

Notes

Cited in Nathan Reingold, ed., The Papers of Joseph Henry, vol. 2, p. 318. ("On the possible influence of Hare's theory on Henry's method of winding the magnetic core with tight helices to maximize surface contact, see...")

Contained within

Bulletin de la societe des amis d'Andre-Marie Ampere Vol. 22 Issue 18 (Journal)

Contact information

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

Date

1965

Topic

  • Science
  • Electromagnets
  • Scientists
  • History
  • Experiments
  • Physics
  • Discoveries in science
  • Electromagnetic Induction
  • Physics--Experiments
  • Science--History

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