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History of Rubber

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/08/2007 - 20:21.
  • Consumer Technology
  • Contemporary (Post-WWII)
  • Early Modern (15th-18th Century)
  • Middle Ages (5th-15th Century)
  • Modern (18th-20th Century)
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  • Secondary Source
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http://lala.essortment.com/historyofrubbe_rcml.htm

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Until recently modern thinkers believed rubber originated in 19th century Europe. According to a Tech Talk article published by Massachusetts Institute of Technology on Wednesday, July 14, 1999, Professor Dorothy Hosler, Assistant Professor Sandra Burkett and an undergraduate named Michael Tarkanian learned that the Mayan people in ancient Mesoamerica made and used rubber as long ago as 1600 BCE.

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