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Rubber Manufacturers Association: Rubber Fa Qs
A quick overview of the developments of vulcanized rubber and synthetic rubber.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Inventors and Inventions
The industrial revolution in America spawned the inventions of many inventors, who improved technology in many different areas. See how transportation, agriculture, and communications were transformed because of these inventions.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Inventor of the Week: Charles Goodyear (1800 60)
Brief article, with biographical details, about Charles Goodyear's invention of vulcanization, a process to make rubber durable for industrial use.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Elasticity and Kinetics of Vulcanized Rubber
Read a passage about the elasticity and kinetics of vulcanized rubber and answer the follow-up questions.
NSTATE
People of Connecticut: Charles Goodyear
At this site you can read about Charles Goodyear. This man invented the vulcanization of rubber in 1844.
National Inventors Hall of Fame
National Inventors Hall of Fame: Charles Goodyear
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.