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Charles Goodyear Medal
The Charles Goodyear Medal is the highest honor conferred by the American Chemical Society, Rubber Division. Established in 1941, the award is named after Charles Goodyear, the discoverer of vulcanization, and consists of a gold medal, a framed certificate and prize money. The medal honors individuals for "outstanding invention, innovation, or development which has resulted in a significant change or contribution to the nature of the rubber industry". Awardees give a lecture at an ACS Rubber Division meeting, and publish a review of
-1960
- "Paul Whiteman's Goodyear Revue", a TV show on ABC, from 1949-1952
Other uses.
- Charles Goodyear Medal, award recognizing scientists in the rubber industry
- Goodyear MPP, a supercomputer built by Goodyear Aerospace in 1983
- Goodyear Polyglas tire, an automobile tire used on 1960s muscle cars
- Goodyear welt, a shoe construction process developed by Charles Goodyear's son, Charles Goodyear, Jr.