The man who invented Super Glue has died.

Harry Coover, the inventor of the adhesive Super Glue, has passed away in his home in Kingsport, Tenn., at the age of 94. He originally developed it while working with high strength clear plastics for gun sights, during World War II and was most proud of its' use as a spray for battlefield medics to use to help stop bleeding. As a woodworker, I once believed myself to be an adhesive purest and would only use "real" wood glue. You know, the yellow woodworking glue, which is really just white glue with color added. I stuck with my lofty ideals for years until one day working on a job, I had a splinter of walnut trim come off in the worst place possible. With no good way to repair it using yellow glue, the stuff just doesn't work well on small repairs, a fellow carpenter placed a drop of quick drying Super Glue on the spot, replaced the very small, but very visible splinter of walnut back into its position, held it with the tip of his razor knife for a few seconds and the repair was invisible ! WOW, ok, no longer a glue virgin, I was sold. Although the yellow glue is still my primary adhesive, this stuff was amazing and I've kept it on hand ever since. It's now the only adhesive I use for the miniature spiral stairs the I make. Thank you, Mr Coover