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Jack Cover (John Higson Cover) was born on 6 April, 1920 in New York City, U.S., is an American inventor of the Taser (1920–2009). Discover Jack Cover's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 88 years old?

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Age 88 years old
Zodiac Sign Aries
Born 6 April, 1920
Birthday 6 April
Birthplace New York City, U.S.
Date of death 7 February, 2009
Died Place Mission Viejo, California, U.S.
Nationality United States

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His wife is Ginny

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Children 5

Jack Cover Net Worth

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1920

John Higson Cover Jr. (April 6, 1920 – February 7, 2009) was an American aerospace scientist who was the inventor of the taser stun gun.

Jack Cover was born in New York City on April 6, 1920, and grew up in Chicago.

His father was a professor of economics.

His mother earned a mathematics master's degree at the University of Chicago.

Cover earned a bachelor's degree and a doctorate in nuclear physics at the same university, studying under Enrico Fermi.

During World War II, he was an Army Air Force test pilot.

He later worked at the Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake.

1952

He was a scientist at North American Aviation from 1952 until 1964 and also worked for NASA (Apollo program), IBM and Hughes Aircraft.

1970

In 1970, he formed Taser Systems, Inc., named for a Tom Swift novel about the Thomas A. Swift's Electric Rifle.

Because the Taser used gunpowder to launch the darts, the federal government considered it a firearm, a classification that ruled out a civilian market and also discouraged police and military sales.

Cover was married three times, the first two ended in divorce.

His last marriage was to Ginny.

He had five children, two sons and three daughters.

2009

He had Alzheimer's disease, and died of pneumonia on February 7, 2009, at the Golden West Retirement Home in Mission Viejo, California.