International Electrical Congress, Paris

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Summary

The Smithsonian participates in the International Electrical Congress in Paris, and is awarded one of the highest awards, the Diploma of Honor, for its publications and research by Professor Joseph Henry. The Smithsonian participated through October 5th.

Subject

International Electrical Congress

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

  • Dates are from Goode. The Annual Report gives a date of August.
  • Goode, George Brown, ed. The Smithsonian Institution, 1846-1896, The History of Its First Half Century. Washington, D.C.: De Vinne Press, 1897, p. 839.
  • Annual Report of the Smithsonian Institution for the year 1881. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1883, p. 44.

Contact information

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

Date

September 15, 1881

Topic

  • Electricity
  • Meetings
  • Technology
  • International relations)
  • Physics

Place

Paris (France)

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