Charles Goodyear’s Happy Accident: The Invention of Vulcanized Rubber

Charles Goodyear’s accidental 1839 discovery of vulcanized rubber revolutionized industries, but he struggled to patent it before his 1860 death. His legacy lives on in the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company.

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