Joseph Henry at the Smithsonian

This not-so-handsome devil is Joseph Henry. His statue stands in front of the Smithsonian.

Never heard of Joseph Henry? Neither had I until I ran across this statue. Henry was, apparently, a phenomenal scientist. Had he been an actor, we'd probably all know who he was.

In addition to breakthroughs in the fields of electromagnetism and acoustics, Henry served as the first secretary of the Smithsonian - hence the placement of his statue.

So now we know.