Inventor of Super Glue Awarded National Medal of Technology and Innovation

[Brass Scorpion]

From the Super Glue Corporation website:

[url=http://www.supergluecorp.com/blog/2010/10/21/inventor-of-super-glue-awarded-national-medal-of-technology-and-innovation/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=Emailmarketing&utm_co ntent=496172124&utm_campaign=November2010&utm_term =ReadFullArticle]Harry Coover, the scientist who accidentally discovered super glue during unrelated research as an Eastman Kodak chemist,[/url] has been awarded the National Medal of Technology and Innovation for 2010. This year’s award recipients were announced by President Obama, in a White House press release, on October 15, 2010. The press release states, “The extraordinary accomplishments of these scientists, engineers, and inventors are a testament to American industry and ingenuity,” President Obama said. “Their achievements have redrawn the frontiers of human knowledge while enhancing American prosperity, and it is my tremendous pleasure to honor them for their important contributions.”

Here is a summary of this year’s award winners from a National Science Foundation press release:

Harry Coover for his invention of cyanoacrylates, a new class of adhesives that have influenced medicine and industry, and are known widely to consumers as “super” glues.

Helen Free for her seminal contributions to diagnostic chemistry, primarily through dip-and-read urinalysis tests, that first enabled diabetics to monitor their blood glucose levels on their own.

Steven Sasson for the invention of the digital camera, which has revolutionized the way images are captured, stored and shared, thereby creating new opportunities for commerce, for education and for improved worldwide communication.

Marcian E. “Ted” Hoff, Jr., Stanley Mazor and Federico Faggin for the conception, design, development and application of the first microcomputer, a universal building block that enabled a multitude of novel digital electronic systems.

We congratulate all of this year’s recipients of the National Medal of Technology and Innovation which according to the Office of the White House, represents “the highest honors bestowed by the United States government on scientists, engineers, and inventors.”

We especially extend our congratulations to Harry Coover, the inventor of cyanoacrylates, commonly referred to as ”super glues”. His discovery is still enhancing the lives of people today! Super Glue is amazing stuff!! Read more about Harry Coover on the Super Glue Corporation website.

[Drew da Destroya]

Harry Coover, my hat'd be off to you, but it seems to have gotten stuck to my head.