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Cooper, Peter

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Cooper, Peter (1791–1883)

US engineer, manufacturer, and philanthropist. In 1828 in Baltimore, Maryland, he built the first steam locomotive in the USA, Tom Thumb. Cooper helped advance the spread of railroads. He owned the telegraph company that laid the first transatlantic cable.

He was born in New York City, and had little formal education. He worked in various trades, laying the basis for his fortune by making glue and isinglass. His many business interests – mostly involving iron mining and manufacturing. Quick to adopt the latest technology such as the Bessemer process, he himself invented several labour-saving devices including a washing machine. Having greatly prospered, in 1859 he founded Cooper Union in New York City to provide free education to adults in art and technical-scientific subjects; it still functions as the Cooper Institute. He was active in civic affairs and in 1876 was the Greenback Party's candidate for president.



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