Who discovered the rubber making process through the vulcanization method?

Q. Who discovered the rubber making process through the vulcanization method?
Answer: Charles Goodyear
Notes: The process of vulcanization was discovered accidentally in 1839 by the American inventor Charles Goodyear (1800-1860) when he dropped some rubber containing sulfur onto a hot stove. Goodyear followed up on this discovery and subsequently developed the process of vulcanization.

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