Charles Goodyear

Charles Goodyear (December 29, 1800 - July 1, 1860) is popularly renown as the inventor of vulcanized rubber. However we know today that ancient Mesoamericans achieved the same results in 1600 BC http://web.mit.edu/org/m/materialculture/www/rubberprocessing.html.

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Charles Goodyear died in deep debt and is interred at Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven, Connecticut. Neither Goodyear nor his family was ever connected with the company named in his honor.http://www.goodyear.com/corporate/history/history_story.html

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Goodyear received a patent for vulcanization on June 15, 1844.

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Charles Goodyear, Jr., his son, invented the machinery used for the welt stitching process used in the manufacture of Goodyear Welt shoes.

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December 29: December 29 is the 363rd day of the year (364th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 2 days remaining....

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