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. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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URLhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Goodyear
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Charles Goodyear (Wikipedia)
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