John Cover :: Biography

Jack is an unsung hero. He did something great for the world, saved a lot of lives and prevented a lot of injuries, say retired police captain, Greg Meyer (Jack hybridize, page 1 of 3). Rick Smith, the chief executive and wear out of Taser International, said in a statement, Jack was one of the most powerful inventors of modern times, who affected the lives of hundreds of thousands of law enforcement officers, citizens, and even criminal suspects, (Taser Inventor loose at 88, page 2 of 4). From the quotes of these two men, it is cl early on seen that John transit did something tremendous that would affect the lives of thousands. Many people have never hear of this man, so they do not know what he invented. Well, this man invented the Taser, the non-lethal apparatus that uses pulses of electrical current to disrupt the targets ability to dominate his or her muscles (John C all over Inventor of the Taser, page 1 of 2). The term broad-minded means, Receptive to new ideas or to reason (The American Heritage Desk lexicon and Thesaurus, page 520). John Cover was an extremely open-minded inventor who unbroken an open mind to any new ideas he or his assistants came up with.John Higson Cover was born on April 6, 1920, in New York. Cover was later nick-named Jack, which was what most people came to know him by. Cover grew up in loot where his father was the Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago (http//www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article5791955.ece). No other records of his parents or childhood were found. Cover then went to the University of Chicago, where he earned his PhD in physics ( www.timesonline.co). Cover began to invent things such as cooked food demonstrateers and voice activated switches in his spare time, early in his career (http//www.nbcfw.com/news/archive/Taser-Inventor-Dead-at-88.htmlcorder=reverse). Cover was a test pilot in the United Stated Air Force in World War II. In 1952-1964, Cover was employed by the American Aviation. Then, in 1970, Cover set up the Taser Systems Company (www.timesonline.co). No claimed religious belief was found.Covers goal was to invent a non-lethal weapon to armed combat the plane hijackings and riots that were occurring in the 1960s, said Rick Smith, chief executive and get around of Taser International (www.nbcfw.com). The battery operated Taser projects darts attached to insulated wires to give electric shocks over a range of a few meters (www.timesonline.co). Though it was designed to be a non-lethal weapon, the Taser has caused a few deaths (Jack Cover, Taser Inventor, page 1 of 4).