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Charles Goodyear
American inventor (1800–1860)
For other people named Charles Goodyear, see Charles Goodyear (disambiguation).
Charles Goodyear | |
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| Born | (1800-12-29)29 December 1800 New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | 1 July 1860(1860-07-01) (aged 59) New York City, U.S. |
| Occupation | Engineer |
| Spouse | Clarissa Beecher (m.How did charles goodyear dieAugust 1824) |
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| Engineering career | |
| Projects | vulcanize rubber discovered in 1839, process perfected and patented in 1844. |
Charles Goodyear (December 29, 1800 – July 1, 1860) was an American self-taughtchemist[1][2] and manufacturing engineer who developed vulcanized rubber, for which he received patent number 3633 from the United States Patent Office on June 15, 1844.[3]
Goodyear is credited with inventing the chemical process to create and manufacture pliable, waterproof, moldable ru