Charles Goodyear vs Samuel Morse
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Compare the life timelines of Charles Goodyear (1800–1860) and Samuel Morse (1791–1872) 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
Samuel Morse (1791–1872)
- — Born in Charlestown, Massachusetts Verified
- — Graduated from Yale College Verified
- — Studied painting in England Verified
- — Married Lucretia Pickering Walker Verified
- — Co-founded the National Academy of Design and became its first president Verified
- — Conceived the idea of the electric telegraph aboard the ship Sully Verified
- — Received a U.S. patent for the telegraph Verified
- — Sent the message 'What hath God wrought' over the Washington-Baltimore telegraph line Verified
- — Married Sarah Elizabeth Griswold Verified
- — Died in New York City Verified