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Coover

American  
[koo-ver] / ˈku vər /

noun

  1. Robert (Lowell), born 1932, U.S. novelist and playwright.


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Baseball was an ideal alternative universe for Coover to use in 1968.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Harry Coover was attempting to develop transparent plastics when he instead created a substance that bonded instantly to nearly any surface.

From Science Daily • Mar. 14, 2026

Coover appeared on the PBS program “Antiques Roadshow,” and assisted in the sale of Leonardo da Vinci’s “Hammer Codex” to Bill Gates for a record $30.2 million in 1994.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 22, 2022

Mr. Coover also lectured on American documents and built his own collection of literary and historical books and manuscripts, which he donated to Columbia.

From New York Times • Apr. 15, 2022

From a copyrighted photograph by Place & Coover, Chicago; reproduced by permission of the Etching Publishing Co.,

From McClure's Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 2, January, 1896 by Various