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A blog about the important events in the history of the world. It covers the topics - revolts, civil wars, wars of independence, revolutions, current affairs, politics, crime, writers, poets, community, social concern. It also provides a special focus on Indian History - Ancient, Medieval, Modern.
![]() ![]() Charles Goodyear Granted Patent for Vulcanization (1844)Goodyear was the inventor of vulcanization, a process that makes rubber harder, less soluble, and more durable. Previously, rubber products were sticky and volatile, often melting in heat or hardening in cold. He obtained a patent for vulcanization in 1844 but was still badly in debt at the time of his death. Goodyear had no official connection to the famed Goodyear Tire Company, which was founded decades later and named in his honor. Why was he in prison when he began experimenting with rubber? More... Discuss |