A great Ted Talk on the invention of super glue:
http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-super-glue-was-invented-moments-of-vision-8-jessica-oreck?utm_source=TED-Ed+Subscribers&utm_campaign=278dc664d1-2013_09_219_19_2013&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1aaccced48-278dc664d1-48299713