Short answers, pulled from the story.
The American Association for the Advancement of Science formed on the 20th of September 1848 inside the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia. Seventy-eight men gathered to establish this new group with William Charles Redfield serving as their first president.
William Charles Redfield drafted the plans and became the first president while Matthew Fontaine Maury presented Wind and Current Charts at the initial meeting. Joseph Henry from Washington and Benjamin Peirce from Cambridge joined five professors appointed to secure foreign observations for Maury's charts.
Frederick Barnard presided over the first gathering of the resurrected AAAS in New York City during 1866 following the war. The society allowed anyone to join regardless of scientific credentials and created a new title called Fellow of the AAAS for well-respected scientists within the ranks.
A partnership with the journal Science became the official publication of the society in 1900 providing revenue through subscriptions and advertising for the first time. The AAAS gained sole ownership of Science in 1946 after World War II ended.
A Congressional Fellowship program started in 1973 thanks to a donation of $10,000 from William T. Golden. These financial shifts transformed the association into a major economic entity capable of funding broader initiatives.