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   Who invented rubber?

   • Joseph Priestley is credited with the discovery c.1770 of its use as an eraser, thus the name rubber. The first rubber factory in the world was established near Paris in 1803, the first in England by Thomas Hancock in 1820.

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   When did rubber become a hot commodity?

   • This action began the increase in rubber tree farms across the world. In 1889, John Dunlop of England produced the first commercially successful tire for bicycles and would later create the first automobile tire in 1906. As the auto industry began taking off after 1910s, rubber continued to be a hot commodity.

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   Where did rubber come from?

   • They used natural latex from the Hevea tree to make rubber used to make balls for a Mesoamerican ballgame. The first known use of rubber was by the Olmec, the first major civilisation in Mexico. They used natural latex from the Hevea tree to make rubber used to make balls for a Mesoamerican ballgame.

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   When was synthetic rubber invented?

   • It became increasingly apparent that a natural rubber alternative was needed. Chemists across the globe were actively trying to invent an artificial version of rubber, which would be called synthetic rubber. In 1910, history tells us that the Russians were the first to prepare a synthetic rubber called Polybutadiene.

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   When was rubber first used in clothing & shoes?

   • Even though merchants have been known to use rubber in clothing and on shoes since 1820s, it wasn’t until Mr. Goodyear accidentally discovered the process to cure the entire mass of rubber rather than just the outside in 1839 that made the biggest impact.

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   How did ancient people use rubber?

   • Harvested from a plant, these ancient peoples formed balls with the substance, and used these balls for primitive bouncing games. Although games were the primary use for rubber at the time, traces of the substance have also been found in the construction of metal and stone tools, used mainly to hold these materials to a wooden handle.

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   Apr 30, 2018 · Written by a social and cultural historian at the University of Akron (the city that was long called the “rubber capital of the world”), this short book examines the history of rubber, mainly in th...

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   A World History of Rubber helps readers understand and gain new insights into the social and cultural contexts of global production and consumption, from the nineteenth century to today,...

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   In 1889, John Dunlop of England produced the first commercially successful tire for bicycles and would later create the first automobile tire in 1906. As the auto industry began taking off after 1910s, rubber continued to be a hot commodity.

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   1000 BC – 500 BC. The first known use of rubber was by the Olmec, the first major civilisation in Mexico. They used natural latex from the Hevea tree to make rubber used to make balls for a Mesoamerican ballgame.

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   Joseph Priestley is credited with the discovery c.1770 of its use as an eraser, thus the name rubber. The first rubber factory in the world was established near Paris in 1803, the first in England by Thomas Hancock in 1820.

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   However, since it's identification around three millennia ago, rubber has been greatly developed into the modern substance familiar today. First identified and collected in Central and South American in about 1600 B.C.E., the earliest rubber was mainly used for games.

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    Nov 22, 2021 · Whether walking, writing, driving, or just playing sports, rubber is constantly around us and is used almost every day. Hence, its history is significant, and with the understanding of past discoveries such as vulcanization, scientists can build off the idea and create a better version of rubber.