charles goodyear

     

Thamas Hancock won a British patent for the vulcanization of rubber after studying this man's samples

Trivia about charles goodyear

  • This "good" guy who discovered vulcanization was born in New Haven
  • Thomas Hancock patented vulcanized rubber in England the year before this man in the U.S.
  • Sure hope this guy didn't "blimp" up while celebrating his invention of vulcanized rubber
  • On June 15, 1844 this man was granted a patent for rubber vulcanization
  • In the 1830s this inventor bought the rights to a process for treating rubber with sulfur
  • In December 1855 this inventor of vulcanized rubber was jailed in Paris for debt
  • This vulcanization inventor was born a bouncing baby boy in 1800
  • This inventor of vulcanization was sent to debtor's prison; maybe for bouncing checks?
  • Daniel Webster represented this vulcanization inventor in a patent infringement trial
  • Daniel Webster helped secure this man's rights to vulcanized rubber but the attorney fees cost more than his earnings
  • In the 1850s this inventor wrote a 2-volume work about his discovery titled "Gum Elastic and its Varieties"

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