Bugün öğrendim ki: TIL, 1839'da Charles Goodyear, sıcak bir sobanın üzerine biraz kauçuğu sülfürle düşürüp sertleştirerek çok daha dayanıklı hale getirdiğinde yanlışlıkla Vulkanize Kauçuk'u yarattı.

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_By Ann Marie Somma_ [Charles Goodyear](https://connecticuthistory.org/people/charles-goodyear/ "Charles Goodyear")'s discovery of the vulcanization of rubber—a process that allows rubber to withstand heat and cold—revolutionized the rubber industry in the mid-1800s. Automotive tires, pencil erasers, life jackets, balls, gloves, and more are all in commercial use because of Goodyear's relentless experimentation to unlock the molecular structure of rubber—and to solve what has been called the greatest industrial puzzle of the 19th century. Part scientist, part dreamer, part entrepreneur, Goodyear devoted his life, and sacrificed his family's wealth and his own health, to the commercial improvement of rubber.