Charles Goodyear was born December 29, 1800, in New Haven,.
Goodyear spent most of his life in poverty.
Charles was an inventor who discovered a process for vulcanizing rubber and in 1844, Goodyear received a patent for vulcanization.
Unfortunetly, Goodyear sold the patent for a small sum.
Charles Goodyear died July 1, 1860.
Although the Goodyear company was named in his honour, he was in no way connected.
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