Charles Goodyear, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Charles Goodyear

American inventor

Date of Birth: 29-Dec-1800

Place of Birth: New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Date of Death: 01-Jul-1860

Profession: businessperson, engineer, inventor, chemist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Charles Goodyear (December 29, 1800 – July 1, 1860) was an American self-taught chemist and manufacturing engineer who developed vulcanized rubber, for which he received patent number 3633 from the United States Patent Office on June 15, 1844.Goodyear is credited with inventing the chemical process to create and manufacture pliable, waterproof, moldable rubber.Goodyear's discovery of the vulcanization process followed five years of searching for a more stable rubber and stumbling upon the effectiveness of heating after Thomas Hancock.
His discovery initiated decades of successful rubber manufacturing in the Lower Naugatuck Valley in Connecticut, as rubber was adopted to multiple applications, including footwear and tires.
The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company is named after him.