Charles Goodyear

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Charles Goodyear was a 19th-century American self-taught chemist and inventor best known for developing the vulcanization process that made rubber durable and commercially viable.

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instanceOf American
chemist
human
inventor
birthDate 1800-12-29
birthPlace New Haven, Connecticut, United States
burialPlace New Haven, Connecticut, United States
causeOfDeath illness
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1860-07-01
deathPlace New York City, New York, United States
discoveryMethod accidental discovery during experiments with rubber and sulfur
education self-taught chemist
era 19th century
familyName Goodyear
fieldOfWork chemistry
materials science
gender male
givenName Charles
hasLegacy Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company named in his honor
hasWork Experiments on India Rubber (pamphlets and writings)
honor induction into the National Inventors Hall of Fame
statue in Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, Connecticut
improvedPropertyOf elasticity of rubber
temperature resistance of rubber
influenced automotive industry
rubber industry
knownFor development of durable rubber
vulcanization of rubber
madeCommerciallyViable rubber
materialWorkedOn natural rubber
name Charles Goodyear
notableInvention vulcanization process
vulcanized rubber
numberOfChildren 7
occupation chemist
inventor
patent US patent for vulcanized rubber (1844)
patentDate 1844-06-15
patentJurisdiction United States
religion Christianity
residence New Haven, Connecticut, United States
New York City, New York, United States
linked to: New York City

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
linked to: Philadelphia
spouse Clarissa Beecher Goodyear
usedSubstanceInInvention rubber
sulfur

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Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company namedAfter Charles Goodyear
Grove Street Cemetery hasNotableBurial Charles Goodyear
Grove Street Cemetery hasBurial Charles Goodyear
Charles Goodyear name Charles Goodyear
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company namedAfter Charles Goodyear
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