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1800 – 1860Charles Goodyear (1800-1860)Died 1 July 1860, aged 59Charles Goodyear was an American inventor who developed the vulcanization process that made rubber commercially durable and usable. His discovery, patented in 1844, transformed manufacturing but left him financially ruined by litigation and debt. He died in New York City on 1 July 1860.