Peter Cooper

Peter Cooper (February 12, 1791 – April 4, 1883) was an American industrialist, inventor, philanthropist, and candidate for President of the United States. He designed and built the first steam locomotive in the U.S., and founded the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art in Manhattan, New York City.

Personal facts

Peter Cooper
Birth dateFebruary 12, 1791
Birth place
New York City , United States , New York
Religion
Unitarian Universalism
Date of deathApril 04, 1883
Children
Edward Cooper (mayor)

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External resources

  1. http://books.google.com/books?id=-H8rAAAAYAAJ&dq=%22peter%20cooper%22%20raymond&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false
  2. http://www.cooper.edu/engineering/chemechem/general/cooper.html
  3. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=229
  4. http://www.petercooper.info
  5. http://www.petercooper.info/html/HWautobiography.pdf
  6. http://www.petercooper.info/html/autobiography.pdf
  7. http://www.petercooperstory.com
  8. http://www.philanthropyroundtable.org/almanac/hall_of_fame/peter_cooper
  9. http://www.ringwoodmanor.com/peo/ch/pc/pc.htm
  10. http://www.uua.org/uuhs/duub/articles/petercooper.html