henry-highsmith
Statue of Joseph Henry (1897) by Herbert Adams (1858–1945). Henry, who discovered electromagnetic induction independently of Michael Faraday, holds an electromagnet that he devised. The statue is one of sixteen statues along the balustrade of the Main Reading Room, Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C. Henry's statue and a second statue of Isaac Newton symbolize progress in science.
- Date
- 2007
- Photographer / author
- (sculptor) (photographer)
- Collection
- Carol M. Highsmith Archive
- Archive
- Library of Congress (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Type
- photograph
- Original size
- 1,024 × 768 pixels
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Reason: Carol M. Highsmith Archive: dedicated to the public domain by the photographer.
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