Charles Goodyear

Profession: Chemist and Inventor

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Biography: Invented and developed a process to vulcanize rubber in 1839.

Goodyear discovered the vulcanization process accidentally after five years of searching for a more stable rubber and stumbling upon the effectiveness of heating.

Born: December 29, 1800
Birthplace: New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Star Sign: Capricorn

Died: July 1, 1860 (aged 59)