age ~55
from Franklinton, NC
…In March 1875, Bell and Pollok visited the famous scientist Joseph Henry, who was then director of the Smithsonian Institution, and asked Henry's advice on the electrical multi-reed apparatus that Bell hoped would transmit the human voice by telegraph. Henry replied that Bell had "the germ o...
Joseph Henry (December 17, 1797 May 13, 1878) was an American scientist who served as the first Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, as well as a ...