Charles Goodyear: The Inventor of Vulcanized Rubber Who Died in Debt
Jailed for debt several times, his family sunk in poverty, and dismissed as a madman by America's rubber industry for nearly a decade, Charles Goodyear finally discovered the secret of vulcanization when a piece of rubber landed on a hot stove. He still died in debt, even though one of the world's largest tire companies bears his name.
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