Jun 152024
 

Charles Goodyear patented vulcanized rubber in 1844. He received Patent #3633, and he stabilized rubber by heating the rubber and adding sulfur. However, he made little money from the process. In 1898 the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company was named after him. Children can learn how vulcanized rubber is produced at: Rubber.

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