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| Publication | 1973 | Price: 0.00 FREE | Pages: 1 |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Advocacy; Math & Science | Characters: B. F. Goodrich |
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| Comic Story | Christopher Columbus First European to Learn About "Rubber" |
| Synopsis | How Columbus became the first European to encounter rubber, and how he introduced it to Europe. |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Advocacy; History; Math & Science | Characters: Christopher Columbus |
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| Comic Story | How It Got the Name "Rubber" |
| Synopsis | Priestly discovers rubber's properties as a pencil eraser. |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Advocacy; History; Math & Science | Characters: Joseph Priestly |
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| Comic Story | Waterproof Shoes Were One of the First Useful Articles Made of Rubber (1 page) |
| Synopsis | How the French Academy of Science sponsors an expedition to learn more about rubber, leading to early practical applications. |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Advocacy; History; Math & Science |
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| Comic Story | 1870 Dr. B. F. Goodrich Establishes First Rubber Plant in Akron (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Goodrich establishes the first rubber plant west of he Atlantic seaboard, and turns Akron into the largest rubber manufacturing center of the world. |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Advocacy; Biography; History; Math & Science | Characters: B. F. Goodrich |
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| Comic Story | The Automobile Enters the Picture (1 page) |
| Synopsis | In 1896 Goodrich makes pneumatic tires for Winton autos, the first such tires in America. |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Advocacy; History; Math & Science |
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| Comic Story | The Laboratory Meets the Challenge (1 page) |
| Synopsis | In 1895 Goodrich establishes the American rubber industry's first research laboratory. |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Advocacy; Math & Science |
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| Comic Story | Sir Henry Wickham (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | After raising rubber trees at Kew Gardens, the British transplant them first to Ceylon and then throughout southeast Asia, where large plantations and processing systems develop. |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Advocacy; Biography; History; Math & Science | Characters: Sir Henry Wickham |
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| Comic Story | Manufacture of Rubber Starts With the Right "Compound" (3 pages) |
| Synopsis | Chemists and scientists work out the composition of rubber, then create a synthetic rubber compound. This helps provide for American rubber independence as World War II approaches. |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Advocacy; Math & Science | Characters: Michael Faraday; Dr. Waldo L. Semon; John L. Collyer |
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| Comic Story | December 7, 1941 (1 page) |
| Synopsis | War with Japan cuts America off from almost all its sources of crude rubber. |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Advocacy; History; Math & Science |
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| Comic Story | How American-Made Rubber Is Produced (2.5 pages) |
| Synopsis | How synthetics are used in production of rubber in the U.S. |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Advocacy; Math & Science |
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| Comic Story | Then Came Aggression in Korea! |
| Synopsis | The military takes crude rubber off the market when the Korean War begins, but Goodrich synthetic rubber fills the void. |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Advocacy; History; Math & Science |
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| Comic Story | BFG Tubeless Tires Made History! (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Goodrich develops the tubeless tire in 1947, improving automobile safety. |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Advocacy; History; Math & Science |
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| Comic Story | How a Tire Is Made (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | The process of making tires from embedding the cords to balancing the finished product. |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Advocacy; Math & Science |
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| Comic Story | What's New in Rubber... (1 page) |
| Synopsis | New products: superbonding cement, Mach 3 aircraft tires, and man-made tree rubber. |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Advocacy; Math & Science |
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| Comic Story | Rubber in Automotive Transportation (1 page) |
| Synopsis | How and where rubber is used in automobiles. |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Advocacy; Math & Science |
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| Comic Story | Rubber in Transportation (3 pages) |
| Synopsis | How rubber is used in construction, farming, marine applications, aviation, trucks and large vehicles, and police vehicles. |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Advocacy; Math & Science |
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| Comic Story | BFG Street Tires Go to the Races (1 page) |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Advocacy; Math & Science |
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| Comic Story | Rubber Helps Industry Do Unusual Things (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Impressive out-of-the-ordinary uses for rubber. |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Advocacy; Math & Science |
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| Comic Story | Rubber in Our Daily Lives (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Home uses for rubber. |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Advocacy; Math & Science |
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| Comic Story | Koroseal... (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Uses for a new soft flexible synthetic. |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Advocacy; Math & Science |
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| Comic Story | B. F. Goodrich Famous Firsts (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Goodrich "firsts" from 1871 through 1971. |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Advocacy; History; Math & Science |
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| Comic Story | Research Leads the Way (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Information about science careers and about the B. F. Goodrich research center at Brecksville, Ohio. |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Advocacy; Math & Science |
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| Comic Story | Tire Testing Gets Top Priority in Rubber Industry (1 page) |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Advocacy; Math & Science |
| Notes | Back cover. |
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