Joseph Henry in the Hall of Fame

At New York University on the afternoon of Tuesday, May 13, 1924, Thomas A. Edison unveiled in the Hall of Fame, the bust of Joseph Henry, educator and scientist. The bust was presented to the University by the A. I. E. E. and provided from funds raised by member subscription and by appropriation. The bust is one of ten just added to the many already in place above commemorative tablets to famous Americans. Frank B. Jewett, former president of the Institute, made the commemorative address. Dr. Jewett called attention to Henry´s independent discovery of electromagnetic induction, his hypothesis concerning the oscillatory nature of electric discharge and his part in the manufacture of insulated wire. The speaker also pointed out the part he played in the building up of the Smithsonian Institution and of the National Academy of Sciences.