Superglue inventor dies

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KINGSPORT, Tenn. — Harry Wesley Coover Jr., known as the inventor of Super Glue, has died at his home in Kingsport, Tenn. He was 94.

Coover was working for Tennessee Eastman Company when an accident resulted in Super Glue, according to his grandson, Adam Paul of South Carolina. An assistant was distressed that some brand new refractometer prisms were ruined when they were glued together, marking the invention of the popular cyanoacrylate adhesive.

President Barack Obama honored Coover in 2010 with the National Medal of Science.

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qbilder

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The guy deserved a nobel prize. His invention has touched billions of human lives in some positive way, whether it being a bandage or mom fixing a toy. Limitless uses and formulas. Unspoken hero.
 
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qbilder said:
The guy deserved a nobel prize. His invention has touched billions of human lives in some positive way, whether it being a bandage or mom fixing a toy. Limitless uses and formulas. Unspoken hero.
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Yes, i definitely agree on this. Hats off to that guy.
 
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