Science Fair Project Encyclopedia
Hoover
The name Hoover can refer to:
- J. Edgar Hoover, chief of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for many years
- Herbert Hoover, mining engineer, President of the United States
- Lou Henry Hoover, wife of President Herbert Hoover
- Bob Hoover, legendary airshow and test pilot, author
- Brooks Robinson, U.S. baseball player who acquired the nickname "the human vacuum cleaner" and then "Hoover"
- Erna Schneider Hoover, inventor of the computerized telephone switching system.
Places named Hoover:
Dams named Hoover:
- Hoover Dam, originally named Boulder Dam
Companies named Hoover:
- The Hoover Company, currently a division of Maytag
- Hoover's, Inc. , a business information company that is owned by Dun & Bradstreet
- Hoover Institution, a public policy think tank at Stanford University
Things named Hoover:
- Any vacuum cleaner, although originally a particular brand
Music groups named Hoover:
- Original name of the music group now known as Hooverphonic
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