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The seeds of great discoveries are constantly floating around us, but they only take root in minds well-prepared to receive them.

Joseph Henry

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Joseph Henry
Age: 80 †
Born: 1797
Born: December 17
Died: 1878
Died: May 13
Engineer
Meteorologist
Physicist
University Teacher
Albany
New York
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