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Tire manufacturers are constantly researching and developing new and improved tire technology to give tires longer life and make for smoother rides. In this episode of All About The Car, the team travels back in time to learn about five contributors who laid the groundwork for modern tire technology.
• Charles Goodyear – Patented the vulcanization process which hardens rubber to make it waterproof and weather resistant in 1844
• John Dunlop – Inventor of the first practical pneumatic (air-filled) tire in 1888
• Andre Michelin – Created the first pneumatic tire used on an automobile in 1895
• Harvey Firestone – Invented the non-skid tread in 1908
• Phillip Strauss – Invented the first reliable pneumatic tire that was the combination of a tire and inner tube in 1911
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