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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Rubber

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia provides detailed information on rubber, a hydrocarbon polymer. Includes information on the composition and uses of rubber.
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Article
Other

Rubber Manufacturers Association: Rubber Fa Qs

For Students 9th - 10th
A quick overview of the developments of vulcanized rubber and synthetic rubber.
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Handout
NSTATE

People of Connecticut: Charles Goodyear

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site you can read about Charles Goodyear. This man invented the vulcanization of rubber in 1844.
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Handout
National Inventors Hall of Fame

National Inventors Hall of Fame: Charles Goodyear

For Students 9th - 10th
Charles Goodyear made improvements in India-rubber fabrics which eventually lead to the formation of tires. The National Inventors Hall of Fame website contains a short biography about this inventor.
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Primary
Other

Rubber Stichting: Engineering With Natural Rubber

For Students 11th - 12th
High level discussion of engineering-related formulas of rubber engineering.