Grandpa Ed

I took the plaque off the wall so Sam could inspect his great grandpa Ed's achievements in science and life. Known as "Dr. Glue," great grandpa Ed worked in the field of coupling agents and died with 94 patents in his name. One of his accomplishments was inventing an adhesive that keeps the tiles of NASA space ships in place amid the roasting temperatures of take-off. He was voted into the Plastics Hall of Fame in 1988 and he authored a book called, Silane Coupling Agents. The "Edwin P. Plueddemann Award for Excellence" is still given annually to worthy chemists.

Great Grandpa's version of John 3:16: "Before he created the world, God knew that humans would foul things up and make heaven and earth incompatible, so he proposed to send his Son to act as a coupling agent between earth and heaven."