Goodyear

[ goo d-yeer ]

/ ˈgʊdˌyɪər /

noun

Charles,1800–60, U.S. inventor: developer of the process of vulcanizing rubber.

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He welcomed Goodyear cordially and allowed him to use the164 abandoned works of the company for his experiments.
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Goodyear died in New York in July, 1860, worn out with work and disappointment.
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But his partner's fortune was swept away in the panic of 1837, leaving Goodyear again an insolvent debtor.
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In the following year of 1871, Goodyear invented his welt shoe-sewing machine and Maddox made his epochal discovery.
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Some time after this Goodyear himself moved to Woburn, all the time continuing his experiments.
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British Dictionary definitions for goodyear

Goodyear

/ (ˈɡʊdˌjɪə) /

noun

Charles. 1800–60, US inventor of vulcanized rubber

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