The Wikipedia article on Charles Goodyear, consulted for his 1839 accidental discovery of vulcanization, his 1844 US patent, and the priority dispute with Thomas Hancock's British patent.
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URLhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Goodyear
Source TypeReference Work
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