Thomas Hancock

Inventor

Birthday May 8, 1786

Birth Sign Taurus

Birthplace England

DEATH DATE Mar 26, 1865 (78)

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Numerology: 8

About

British inventor credited as the founder of the British rubber industry. He is responsible for the invention known as the "masticator".

Before Fame

He worked with his brother as a coach builder in 1815.

Trivia

He published the story of his work in 1857 as The Origin and Progress of the Caoutchouc or India-Rubber Industry in England.

Family Life

His younger brother Walter Hancock was also an inventor.

Associated With

He patented the vulcanization of rubber using sulfur two months before American inventor Charles Goodyear.

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