Charles Goodyear, an American chemist and inventor of New York, NY, USA produced vulcanized rubber. The US patent was granted on June 15, 1844, on an “improvement in india-rubber fabrics.” On June 17, 1837 Goodyear received a patent for a method of destroying the adhesive properties of rubber by using bismuth, nitric acid with copper, or other materials.

Date:
      June 15, 1844
Name(s):
      Charles Goodyear
Occupation:
      chemist
Location:
      New York, NY, USA

Additional Information:

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