--- title: "Who invented the Rubber (vulcanised)?" description: "Who invented the Rubber (vulcanised)?" author: "Cox elliott" published: 2018-08-30 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/49219/who-invented-the-rubber-vulcanised category: "innovation, discovery and technology" tags: ["innovation, discovery and technology"] reading_time: 1 minute --- # Who invented the Rubber (vulcanised)? Who [invented the Rubber](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/49063/who-invented-the-rubber-tyres) (vulcanised)?\ \ \ ## Answers ### Answer by UTKARSHA SINGHROUL **‘Vulcanized [Rubber](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/49038/what-year-was-rubber-vulcanised-invented-and-how)’ was invented by “Charles Goodyear’.** He was the self-taught Chemist and [engineer](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/44775/what-is-scope-of-aerospace-engineering) and got patent for his discovery of Vulcanized Rubber on June 15, 1844. ![Who invented the Rubber (vulcanised)?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/4ab26242-3f5d-4a5f-8e53-bddd679538d1/images/e3699ed4-ec0f-4103-85d7-e500576be892.jpeg)\ Vulcanization is a Chemical Process which help to improve the elasticity of natural rubber and harden the rubber from getting tore or broken. The chemical process makes the natural rubber [waterproof](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/32451/is-the-iphone-7-waterproof), moldable in any shape, and harden as well. The word vulcanization is derived from the word ‘Vulcan’, it means, the Roman God of Fire. **The [Company](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/44925/in-which-act-the-rule-of-east-india-company-ended-in-india) was named after Charles Goodyear as “Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company”.** He was among the six individuals selected for the induction into the “National Inventors [Hall of Fame](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/38996/who-has-become-the-first-russian-to-be-inducted-into-international-tennis-hall-of-fame)” on February 8, 1976. He died at the age of 59 years on July 1, 1860. \ --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/49219/who-invented-the-rubber-vulcanised Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.