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Peter Cooper (February 12, 1791 – April 4, 1883) was an American industrialist, inventor, philanthropist, and politician.He designed and built the first American steam locomotive, the Tom Thumb, founded the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, served as its first president, and stood for election as the Greenback Party's candidate in the 1876 presidential election.
Peter Cooper Hewitt (May 5, 1861 – August 25, 1921) was an American electrical engineer and inventor, who invented the first mercury-vapor lamp in 1901. [1] Hewitt was issued U.S. patent 682,692 on September 17, 1901. [ 2 ]
Peter J. Cooper, FBA is a British psychopathologist and academic. He is Professor of Psychopathology at the University of Reading . [ 1 ] He was elected a fellow of the British Academy in 2016.
His son, Peter Cooper Hewitt (1861–1921), was a successful inventor, while another son, Edward Ringwood Hewitt (1865–1957), was also an inventor, a chemist and an early expert on fly-fishing. He published Telling on the Trout , among other books.
Peter Cooper (born August 1960, Salisbury, England) is a British businessman, journalist and author living between Dubai and Budapest. Cooper was editor-in-chief and a partner in the successful dot-com publisher AMEinfo.com sold to Emap plc in 2006, and subsequently a writer and freelance journalist based in the Dubai Media City.
Peter Cooper was nominated for president with 352 votes to 119 for three other contenders. The convention nominated anti-monopolist Senator Newton Booth of California for vice-president; after Booth declined to run, the national committee chose Samuel Fenton Cary as his replacement on the ticket.
Richard Bernice "Pete" Cooper (December 31, 1914 – October 8, 1993) was an American professional golfer. Cooper played on the PGA Tour in the 1940s and 1950s; he was best known for winning the 1976 PGA Seniors' Championship .
Peter Cooper (1791–1883) was an American industrialist, inventor and philanthropist. Pete or Peter Cooper may also refer to: Pete Cooper (golfer) (1914–1993), American golfer