Harry Coover was married to Muriel Zumbach Harry Coover for over 60 years until her death in 2005.
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12 Facts About Harry Coover
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Harry Coover is survived by his sons Harry Wesley Coover III, Dr Stephen Rohm Coover, daughter Dr Melinda Rohm Coover Paul, four grandchildren Brett Evan Coover, Dana Noelle Coover, Vincent Adam Paul, and Kirsten Rohm Paul Gilliam and 4 great grandchildren.
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Harry Coover was overseeing Kodak chemists investigating heat-resistant polymers for jet canopies when cyanoacrylates were tested and proved too sticky.
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Harry Coover said many times that he was most proud of the medical applications of cyanoacrylates, that they had saved many lives and would continue to do so.
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Harry Coover held 460 patents and Super Glue was just one of his many discoveries.
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Harry Coover viewed "programmed innovation, " a management methodology emphasizing research and development, among his most important work.
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Harry Coover later formed an international management consulting practice, advising corporate clients around the world on programmed innovation methodology.
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Harry Coover received the Southern Chemist Man of the Year Award for his outstanding accomplishments in individual innovation and creativity.
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Harry Coover held the Earle B Barnes Award for Leadership in Chemical Research Management, the Maurice Holland Award, the IRI Achievement Award, and was a medalist for the Industrial Research Institute.
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In 1983, Harry Coover was elected to the National Academy of Engineering.
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In 2004, Harry Coover was inducted into the National Inventor's Hall of Fame.
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In 2010, Harry Coover received the National Medal of Technology and Innovation.
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