the day harry coover died at the age of 94.n eastman kodak chemist during world war ii, coover was trying to perfect a clear plastic gun site for the military. but during experiments with a subject stan known as cyan cyanoacrylate. this video if from the national science and technology award foundation. >> everything was sticking to everything. finally, the government cancelled the contract. >> over time, however, coover came to realize the value of all-sticking adhesive. as a result was eastman 10 a product eventually rebranded as super glue, which coover demonstrated for host marry moore on tv's "i've got a secret." >> dr. coover's secret is the only thing between my 150 pound and that wire will be one drop of glue. >> pauley: not that super glue's usefulness was confined to tv stunts and home repairs. as coover explained, it had remarkable healing powers as well. >> during the vietnam war, one of the generals came to us and said, i want this for us out in the battlefield when the medics go out, a guy guy's got a big hole in