This scientist became the first secretary of the Smithsonian Institute in 1846.
- John James Audubon
- Joseph Henry
- Samuel Morse
- Dr. Crawford Long
Joseph Henry. At the Institution, he organized a group of weather observers. Their work was the forerunner of the U.S. Weather Service. Henry also served as a technical advisor to President Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War.
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