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COVER DETAILS
Letters:
Typeset
STORY DETAILS
Title:
Christopher Columbus First European to Learn About "Rubber"
Characters:
Christopher Columbus
Synopsis:
How Columbus became the first European to encounter rubber, and how he introduced it to Europe.
Pages:
0.670
Title:
How It Got the Name "Rubber"
Characters:
Joseph Priestly
Synopsis:
Priestly discovers rubber's properties as a pencil eraser.
Pages:
0.330
Title:
Waterproof Shoes Were One of the First Useful Articles Made of Rubber
Synopsis:
How the French Academy of Science sponsors an expedition to learn more about rubber, leading to early practical applications.
Pages:
1.000
Title:
1870 Dr. B. F. Goodrich Establishes First Rubber Plant in Akron
Characters:
B. F. Goodrich
Synopsis:
Goodrich establishes the first rubber plant west of he Atlantic seaboard, and turns Akron into the largest rubber manufacturing center of the world.
Pages:
2.000
Title:
The Automobile Enters the Picture
Synopsis:
In 1896 Goodrich makes pneumatic tires for Winton autos, the first such tires in America.
Pages:
1.000
Title:
The Laboratory Meets the Challenge
Synopsis:
In 1895 Goodrich establishes the American rubber industry's first research laboratory.
Pages:
1.000
Title:
Sir Henry Wickham
Characters:
Sir Henry Wickham
Synopsis:
After raising rubber trees at Kew Gardens, the British transplant them first to Ceylon and then throughout southeast Asia, where large plantations and processing systems develop.
Pages:
2.000
Title:
Manufacture of Rubber Starts With the Right "Compound"
Characters:
Michael Faraday; Dr. Waldo L. Semon; John L. Collyer
Synopsis:
Chemists and scientists work out the composition of rubber, then create a synthetic rubber compound. This helps provide for American rubber independence as World War II approaches.
Pages:
3.000
Title:
December 7, 1941
Synopsis:
War with Japan cuts America off from almost all its sources of crude rubber.
Pages:
1.000
Title:
How American-Made Rubber Is Produced
Synopsis:
How synthetics are used in production of rubber in the U.S.
Pages:
2.500
Title:
Then Came Aggression in Korea!
Synopsis:
The military takes crude rubber off the market when the Korean War begins, but Goodrich synthetic rubber fills the void.
Pages:
0.500
Title:
BFG Tubeless Tires Made History!
Synopsis:
Goodrich develops the tubeless tire in 1947, improving automobile safety.
Pages:
1.000
Title:
How a Tire Is Made
Synopsis:
The process of making tires from embedding the cords to balancing the finished product.
Pages:
2.000
Title:
What's New in Rubber...
Synopsis:
New products: superbonding cement, Mach 3 aircraft tires, and man-made tree rubber.
Pages:
1.000
Title:
Rubber in Automotive Transportation
Synopsis:
How and where rubber is used in automobiles.
Pages:
1.000
Title:
Rubber in Transportation
Synopsis:
How rubber is used in construction, farming, marine applications, aviation, trucks and large vehicles, and police vehicles.
Pages:
3.000
Title:
Rubber Footwear
Pages:
1.000
Title:
Rubber Helps Industry Do Unusual Things
Synopsis:
Impressive out-of-the-ordinary uses for rubber.
Pages:
2.000
Title:
Rubber in Our Daily Lives
Synopsis:
Home uses for rubber.
Pages:
1.000
Title:
Koroseal...
Synopsis:
Uses for a new soft flexible synthetic.
Pages:
1.000
Title:
B. F. Goodrich Famous Firsts
Synopsis:
Goodrich "firsts" from 1871 through 1961.
Pages:
1.000
Title:
Research Leads the Way
Synopsis:
Information about science careers and about the B. F. Goodrich research center at Brecksville, Ohio.
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