CHAPTER VIII
Sir William Tilden's "Chemical Discovery and Invention in the Twentieth
Century" (E.P. Dutton & Co.) contains a readable chapter on rubber with
references to his own discovery. The "Wonder Book of Rubber," issued by
the B.F. Goodrich Rubber Company, Akron, Ohio, gives an interesting
account of their industry. Iles: "Leading American Inventors" (Henry
Holt & Co.) contains a life of Goodyear, the discoverer of
vulcanization. Potts: "Chemistry of the Rubber Industry, 1912." The
Rubber Industry: Report of the International Rubber Congress, 1914.
Pond: "Review of Pioneer Work in Rubber Synthesis" in _Journal of the
American Chemical Society_, 1914. Bang: "Synthetic Rubber" in
_Metallurgical and Chemical Engineering_, May 1, 1917. Castellan:
"L'Industrie caoutchouciere," doctor's thesis, University of Paris,
1915. The _India Rubber World_, New York, all numbers, especially "What
I Saw in the Philippines," by the Editor, 1917. Pearson: "Production of
Guayule Rubber," _Commerce Reports_, 1918, and _India Rubber World_,
1919.
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