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Charles Goodyear

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Charles Goodyear

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American inventor (1800-1860)

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Charles Goodyear was an American inventor who discovered the vulcanization process, a chemical treatment that makes rubber more durable and useful. This invention transformed rubber from a fragile material into something practical for everyday products, fundamentally changing manufacturing and commerce.

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Charles Goodyear is indexed among the 610 entries in Vinony's National Inventors Hall of Fame collection.

Within Vinony's link graph, Charles Goodyear is referenced by 200 other articles, and connects out to vulcanization, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company and New York City.

It sits within the topics 1800 births, 1860 deaths and 19th-century American businesspeople.

Its subject is documented across 52 Wikipedia language editions.

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Born
1800
Died
1860
Works
8

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  • Copy of the testimony in the case read in equity, Horace H. Day, ads., Charles Goodyear
  • The India-rubber journal's facsimile reproduction (reduced by 1/10) of Charles Goodyear's "Gum-elastic" (2 vols in 1) with the 31 plates
  • C. Goodyear, Jr., ex., et al., vs. the Providence Rubber Company
  • In equity, Charles Goodyear against Horace H. Day
  • Decision in the Great India Rubber Case of Charles Goodyear vs. Horace H. Day

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Lifespan
1800–1860
Nationality
US
Role / Field
Nauki techniczne
Language
eng
Gender
Male

Recorded by 8 libraries

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1860-07-01
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Encyclopedic overview

Charles Goodyear (December 29, 1800 – July 1, 1860) was an American self-taught chemist and manufacturing engineer who developed vulcanized rubber, for which he received patent number 3633 from the United States Patent Office on June 15, 1844.

Goodyear is credited with inventing the chemical process to create and manufacture pliable, waterproof, moldable rubber.

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