What is Joseph Henry?
{{Infobox officeholder | name = Joseph Henry | term_end2 = 1879 | children = William Alexander (1832–1862)<br />Mary Anna (1834–1903)<br />Helen Louisa (1836–1912)<br />Caroline (1839–1920) | spouse = Harriet Henry (née Alexander) | nationality = American | death_place = [[Washington, D.C.]], U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|mf=yes|1878|5|13|1797|12|17}} | birth_place = [[Albany, New York|Albany]], [[New York (state)|New York]], U.S. | birth_date = {{Birth date|mf=yes|1797|12|17}} | successor2 = [[William Barton Rogers]] | predecessor2 = [[Alexander Dallas Bache]] | term_start2 = 1868 | image = Joseph Henry (1879).jpg | title2 = President of the [[National Academy of Sciences]] | order2 = 2nd | successor1 = [[Spencer Fullerton Baird]] | predecessor1 = | term_end1 = 1878 | term_start1 = 1846 | office1 = Smithsonian Institution | order1 = 1st Secretary of the | caption = | imagesize = | module = {{Infobox scientist | embed=yes |field = [[Physics]] |work_institutions = [[The Albany Academy]]<br />[[Princeton University|The College of New Jersey]]<br />[[Smithsonian Institution]]<br />[[Columbian College]] |alma_mater = [[The Albany Academy]] |doctoral_advisor = |doctoral_students = |known_for = [[Electromagnetic induction]], Inventor of a precursor to the electric [[doorbell]] and electric [[relay]] }} }} '''Joseph Henry''' (December 17, 1797&nbsp;– May 13, 1878) was an American scientist who served as the first Secretary of the [[Smithsonian Institution]]. He was the secretary for the [[National Institute for the Promotion of Science]], a previous form of the Smithsonian Institution.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://siarchives.si.edu/history/exhibits/baird/bairdb.htm|title=Planning a National Museum|publisher=Smithsonian Institution Archives|access-dat