Rubber rampage: the era that produced vulcanized rubber

dc.contributor.authorHayes, Rachel
dc.date.accessioned2014-08-08T21:01:56Z
dc.date.available2014-08-08T21:01:56Z
dc.date.issued2014-08-08
dc.date.published2013en_US
dc.descriptionKirmser Undergraduate Research Award - Individual Freshman category, grand prizeen_US
dc.descriptionCitation: Hayes, R. (2013) Rubber rampage: the era that produced vulcanized rubber. Unpublished manuscript, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS.en_US
dc.description.abstractRubber, a waterproof gum, was demanded by many in the early 1830’s. While useful as a waterproof, elastic fabric in its flexible state which is at room temperature, the rubber froze in the winter and turned sticky in the summer. During this era, many knew that whoever discovered the stable state would gain an abundant fortune. This is what Charles Goodyear achieved in 1839 by adding sulfur to the natural rubber; this process is now known as vulcanization. This scientific breakthrough revolutionized the automobile industry. Society had been using the iron wheel since 1000 BC which was an extremely rickety trail ride. The newly stabilized rubber absorbed the shock from the imperfections in the road in the form of a tire; thus, creating a more stable ride. This heighted the urge for the public to create gas powered vehicles. Everything about the discovery of rubber and vulcanization drove the automobile industry into the astounding business that it currently is.en_US
dc.description.advisorMorgan, Morganen_US
dc.description.courseHistory 251: History of the United States to 1877. Fall 2013en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2097/18193
dc.publisherKansas State University. K-State Librariesen_US
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dc.subjectRubberen_US
dc.subjectVulcanizationen_US
dc.subjectCharles Goodyearen_US
dc.subjectTiresen_US
dc.subjectAutomobilesen_US
dc.titleRubber rampage: the era that produced vulcanized rubberen_US
dc.typeTexten_US

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