Dr. Harry Coover discovered super glue during World War II (Composite via Canva). Ah, super glue — the greatest-of-all-time fast-acting adhesive for all of your stuck-together needs. Chances are, you ...

Dr Harry Wesley Coover, the man who invented Super Glue was working for Tennessee Eastman Company, a division of Kodak, when an accident led to the discovery of the popular adhesive. In 1942, as a ...

The age-old proverb "Necessity is the mother of invention" came to fruition because people needed to find solutions (or come up with inventions) to solve problems that were usually quite urgent. For ...

KINGSPORT, Tenn. (AP) — 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 ...

Newcastle University engineers have invented a new glue that promises to change how we recycle. Its reversible nature means it can be used for a multitude of purposes such as on the labels of bottles ...

On October 14, President Barack Obama announced that the Cornell alumnus who invented super glue was among four scientists awarded the National Medal of Technology and Innovation. Harry Coover M.S.

PITTSBURGH, Aug. 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create a new applicator to ease the task of applying glue for lace front wigs/hairpieces," said an inventor, from Stockbridge, Ga., "so I ...

Ah, super glue — the greatest-of-all-time fast-acting adhesive for all of your stuck-together needs. Chances are, you have a tube of this in that kitchen drawer, you know, the one with all the takeout ...