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Information: Born in New Haven, Connecticut, Charles Goodyear (1800-1860) experimented with India rubber until he perfected a process which revolutionized the rubber industry.
Goodyear, Charles Sites:
Charles Goodyear and the Strange Story of Rubber Charles Goodyear and the Strange Story of Rubber: Details of how the vulcanization process came to be. (Goodyear, Charles) http://www.goodyear.com/corporate/strange.html
Charles Goodyear Charles Goodyear: Illustration, vital statistics and biographical information. (Goodyear, Charles) http://www.netstate.com/states/peop/people/ct_cg.htm
Grave of Charles Goodyear Grave of Charles Goodyear: Portrait, photograph from the Grove Street Cemetery in New Haven, biographical sketch, and interactive visitor comments from Find A Grave. (Goodyear, Charles) http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=406