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What was Joseph Henry's main contribution to Electromagnetics?

  • Self-inductance

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Joseph Henry's main contribution to electromagnetics was the discovery of self-inductance. He found that a changing current in a conductor generates a magnetic field, and that this field can induce a current in the same conductor. This effect is known as self-inductance, and it is a fundamental property of all electrical circuits.
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