Harry Coover
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Harry Coover (born Harold Wesley Coover, Jr. on March 6, 1919)[1] invented cyanoacrylate glue, commonly known as Super Glue or Eastman 910.[2]
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[edit] Biography
Coover was born in Newark, Delaware. He received his B.S. from Hobart College and his M.S. and Ph.D. from Cornell University. Coover invented the cyanoacrylate adhesive called "super glue" while working at Eastman Kodak in 1942. He holds 460 patents and is responsible for advances in the fields of graft polymerization, organophosphorus chemistry, and olefin polymerization.
He worked as a chemist for Eastman Kodak from 1944-1973 and as Vice President of the company from 1973-1984. [3] He resides in Kingsport, Tennessee.[2]
[edit] Honors and awards
Harry Coover was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 2004.[4]
[edit] Cyanoacrylate uses
Super Glue is found in many households, used in woodworking and appliance repair. It is also used in industrial binding and medical applications. During the Vietnam War, Coover developed a cyanoacrylate spray based on the same compound, which was sprayed onto soldiers' serious wounds to quickly halt bleeding. Cyanoacrylates are now used for sealing dental repairs, lesions, and bleeding ulcers, and for suture-free surgery.
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.nndb.com/people/973/000168469/ accessed February 11, 2009
- ^ a b National Inventora Hall of Fame Announces 2004 Class of Inventory, February 11, 2004
- ^ http://www.nndb.com/people/973/000168469/ accessed February 11, 2009
- ^ National Inventors Hall of Fame - Harry Coover
