Charles Goodyear vs Charles Lyell
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Compare the life timelines of Charles Goodyear (1800–1860) and Charles Lyell (1797–1875) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 60 years, from 1800 to 1860.
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Charles Goodyear (1800–1860)
- — Born in New Haven, Connecticut Verified
- — Joined the hardware business in Philadelphia Verified
- — Married Clarissa Beecher Verified
- — Began experimenting with india rubber Verified
- — Discovered the vulcanization of rubber Verified
- — Received a U.S. patent for vulcanized rubber Verified
- — Won the 'Great India Rubber Case' against Horace Day Verified
- — Exhibited rubber goods in Europe and was awarded the Legion of Honour Verified
- — Died in New York City Verified
Charles Lyell (1797–1875)
- — Born at Kinnordy House, Scotland Verified
- — Entered Exeter College, Oxford Verified
- — Called to the bar as a lawyer Verified
- — Published first volume of Principles of Geology Verified
- — Appointed professor of geology at King's College London Verified
- — Married Mary Horner Verified
- — Knighted for services to geology Verified
- — Published Geological Evidences of the Antiquity of Man Verified
- — Died in London Verified