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Peter Cooper

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...

Updated: June 30, 2026
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Stuyvesant Town–Peter Cooper Village

Stuyvesant Town–Peter Cooper Village ( STY-və-sənt), colloquially known as StuyTown, is a large post-World War II private residential development on the east side of the New York City borough of Manhattan. The complex consists of 110 red brick...

Updated: October 30, 2026
en.wikipedia.org › Peter_Cooper_(disambiguation)

Peter Cooper (disambiguation)

Peter Cooper (1791–1883) was an American industrialist, inventor and philanthropist.

Updated: May 23, 2025
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Peter Cooper (psychopathologist)

Peter J. Cooper, is a British psychopathologist and academic. He is Professor of Psychopathology at the University of Reading. He was elected a fellow of the British Academy in 2016.

Updated: April 17, 2022
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Cooper Union

The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, commonly known as Cooper Union, is a private college on Cooper Square in Manhattan, New York City. Peter Cooper founded the institution in 1859 after learning about the government-supported...

Updated: November 3, 2026
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Rocking chair

A rocking chair or rocker is a type of chair with two curved bands (also known as rockers) attached to the bottom of the legs, connecting the legs on each side to each other. The rockers contact the floor at only two points, giving the occupant the...

Updated: July 27, 2026
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Peter Cooper Hewitt

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. Hewitt was issued U.S. patent 682,692 on September 17, 1901. In 1903, Hewitt created an improved...

Updated: November 2, 2026
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Paul Reiser

Paul Reiser (; born March 30, 1956) is an American actor, comedian, and writer. He played the roles of Michael Taylor in the 1980s sitcom My Two Dads, Paul Buchman in the NBC sitcom Mad About You (which he also co-created), Modell in the 1982 film...

Updated: October 9, 2026
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List of New Zealanders by net worth

Lists of New Zealanders by net worth have been produced by publications like the National Business Review. In addition, international listings of individuals and families based on net worth, such as the Bloomberg Billionaires Index and The World's...

Updated: July 21, 2026
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Greenback Party

The Greenback Party (known successively as the Independent Party and the Greenback Labor Party) was an American political party with an anti-monopoly ideology which was active from 1874 to 1889. The party ran candidates in three presidential...

Updated: July 16, 2026