# Samuel Langley — The Education of Henry Adams character guide

> Samuel Langley in The Education of Henry Adams by Henry Adams.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Langley

**First appearance:** 0027-xxv-the-dynamo-and-the-virgin-1900

## Who they are

American astronomer and physicist, Secretary of the Smithsonian.

## In the story

### [The Dynamo and the Virgin (1900)](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_education_of_henry_adams_se/chapters/xxv-the-dynamo-and-the-virgin-1900)

The scientist who guides Adams through the Exposition, focusing on new applications of force like the Daimler motor and dynamos, but who admits his own ignorance about electricity and the new rays.

### [XXXI: The Grammar of Science (1903)](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_education_of_henry_adams_se/chapters/xxxi-the-grammar-of-science-1903)

Under Langley's silent influence, Adams was prepared to expect the revolutionary shift in science represented by Pearson's work.

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