Charles Goodyear Biography

Charles Goodyear biography

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NAME: Charles Goodyear
OCCUPATION: Inventor
BIRTH DATE: December 29, 1800
DEATH DATE: July 01, 1860
PLACE OF BIRTH: New Haven, Connecticut

PLACE OF DEATH: New York City, New York

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Charles Goodyear was the inventor of the vulcanization process that permitted the commercial use of rubber. The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company honors his name.

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Charles Goodyear was an American inventor. In 1839 he dropped a rubber-sulfur mixture onto a hot stove and accidentally discovered the process of vulcanization. He patented this special rubber but had to fight various patent infringements. He never profited from his discovery, and he died in debt. The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, founded in 1898, honors his name.