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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, chemist, engineer, and businessperson. Born in New Haven in 1800, he died in New York City in 1860. He was a male citizen of the United States and the father of William Henry Goodyear.

Goodyear is recognized in the National Inventors Hall of Fame collection. His written works include legal documents such as "Copy of the testimony in the case read in equity" and "Decision in the Great India Rubber Case of Charles Goodyear vs. Horace H. Day." He is described in sources including Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography and Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1800
Died
1860
Works
8

Top works

  • 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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Authority record · VIAF

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

Recorded by 8 libraries

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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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Charles Goodyear” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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