Charles goodyear biography summary page

American inventor (1800–1860)

For other people named Charles Goodyear, see Charles Goodyear (disambiguation).

Charles Goodyear
Born	(1800-12-29)29 December 1800 New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
Died	1 July 1860(1860-07-01) (aged 59) New York City, U.S.
Occupation	Engineer
Spouse	Clarissa Beecher (m. Charles goodyear biography summary page Charles goodyear biography summary page 1 Charles goodyear biography wikipedia Charles goodyear invention Charles goodyear fun facts August 1824)
Children
Parents	Amasa Goodyear (b. 1 June 1772, d. 19 August 1841) Cynthia Bateman Goodyear
Engineering career
Projects	vulcanize rubber discovered in 1839, process perfected and patented in 1844.

Charles Goodyear (December 29, 1800 – July 1, 1860) was an American self-taughtchemist^[1][2] and manufacturing engineer who developed vulcanized rubber, for which he received patent number 3633 from the United States Patent Office on June 15, 1844.^[3]

Goodyear is credited with inventing the chemical process to create and manufacture pliable, waterproof, moldable ru