Wonder Book of Rubber
#PRD 5-170
(1970)
B. F. Goodrich,
1947 Series
- Price
- 0.00 FREE
- Pages
- 32
- On-sale Date
- 1970 ?
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- [none printed]
- Editing
- Johnstone & Cushing (editor)
Issue Notes
This is the only printing of this issue that has the "B.F. Goodrich 100th Anniversary" label in the lower right corner.
The date is from the product code on the back cover, PRD 5-170.
On the timeline page near the end, the last factoid is dated 1969 (SELF-FOLDING NON-RIGID INFLATABLE JACK).Keywords Rubber
The date is from the product code on the back cover, PRD 5-170.
On the timeline page near the end, the last factoid is dated 1969 (SELF-FOLDING NON-RIGID INFLATABLE JACK).
[no title indexed]
cover / 1 page
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- Letters
- Johnstone & Cushing; typeset
- Genre
- non-fiction; advocacy; math & science
- Characters
- B. F. Goodrich
- Keywords
- jet airplane; rocket; rubber
Christopher Columbus First European to Learn About "Rubber"
comic story / 0.67 page
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- Genre
- non-fiction; advocacy; biography; history; math & science
- Characters
- Christopher Columbus
- Synopsis
- How Columbus became the first European to encounter rubber, and how he introduced it to Europe.
- Keywords
- educational; explorer; fact; rubber
How It Got the Name "Rubber"
comic story / 0.33 page
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Waterproof Shoes Were One of the First Useful Articles Made of Rubber
comic story / 1 page
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- Genre
- non-fiction; advocacy; history; math & science
- Characters
- French explorer; French scientists; Vulcan
- Synopsis
- How the French Academy of Science sponsors an expedition to learn more about rubber, leading to early practical applications.
- Keywords
- educational; fact; rubber; scientist
1870 Dr. B. F. Goodrich Establishes First Rubber Plant in Akron
comic story / 2 pages
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- Genre
- humor; advocacy; biography; history; math & science
- Characters
- B. F. Goodrich; Akron business leader
- Synopsis
- Goodrich establishes the first rubber plant west of he Atlantic seaboard, and turns Akron into the largest rubber manufacturing center of the world.
- Keywords
- Akron; educational; fact; Ohio; rubber
The Automobile Enters the Picture
comic story / 1 page
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- Genre
- non-fiction; advocacy; history; math & science
- Characters
- motorists
- Synopsis
- In 1896 Goodrich makes pneumatic tires for Winton autos... the first such tires in America.
- Keywords
- automobile; car; educational; fact; rubber
The Laboratory Meets the Challenge
comic story / 1 page
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- Genre
- non-fiction; advocacy; history; math & science
- Characters
- a chemist
- Synopsis
- In 1895 Goodrich establishes the American rubber industry's first research laboratory.
- Keywords
- chemist; educational; fact; laboratory; rubber; scientist
[no title indexed]
comic story / 2 pages
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- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- In 1876 Sir Henry Wickham was commissioned by the British government to obtain seeds of the rubber or 'hevea' tree from Brazil.
- Genre
- non-fiction; advocacy; biography; history; math & science
- Characters
- Sir Henry Wickham; Ceylonese rubber workers
- 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.
- Keywords
- plantation; rubber
Manufacture of Rubber Starts With the Right "Compound"
comic story / 3 pages
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- Genre
- non-fiction; advocacy; math & science
- Characters
- a scientist; a millman; Michael Faraday; Dr. Waldo L. Semon; John L. Collyer; U.S. Senators
- Keywords
- chemistry; educational; fact; rubber; science
Indexer Notes
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.
December 7, 1941
comic story / 1 page
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- Genre
- non-fiction; advocacy; history; math & science
- Synopsis
- War with Japan cuts America off from almost all its sources of crude rubber.
- Keywords
- educational; fact; Pearl Harbor; World War II
How American-Made Rubber is Produced
comic story / 2.5 pages
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- Genre
- non-fiction; advocacy; math & science
- Characters
- scientists; rubber-plant workers
- Synopsis
- How synthetics are used in production of rubber in the U.S.
- Keywords
- educational; fact; factory; rubber
Then Came Aggression in Korea!
comic story / 0.5 page
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- Genre
- non-fiction; advocacy; history; math & science
- Characters
- a tank commander
- Synopsis
- The military takes crude rubber off the market when the Korean War begins, but Goodrich synthetic rubber fills the void.
- Keywords
- educational; fact; Korean War; rubber
BFG Tubeless Tires Made History!
comic story / 1 page
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- Genre
- non-fiction; advocacy; math & science
- Characters
- Goodrich develops the tubeless tire in 1947, improving automobile safety.
- Keywords
- automobile; educational; fact; rubber
How a Tire is Made
comic story / 2 pages
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- Genre
- non-fiction; advocacy; math & science
- Characters
- tire plant workers
- Synopsis
- The process of making tires, from imbedding the cords to balancing the finished product.
- Keywords
- educational; fact; factory; rubber
What's New in Rubber...
comic story / 1 page
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- Genre
- non-fiction; advocacy; math & science
- Characters
- a scientist
- Synopsis
- New products... superbonding cement, Mach 3 aircraft tires, and man-made tree rubber.
- Keywords
- B-58; educational; fact; jet airplane; rubber
Rubber in Automotive Transportation
comic story / 1 page
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- Genre
- non-fiction; advocacy; math & science
- Synopsis
- How and where rubber is used in automobiles.
- Keywords
- automobile; educational; fact; rubber
Rubber in Transportation
comic story / 3 pages
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- Genre
- non-fiction; advocacy; math & science
- Characters
- a farmer; the police
- Synopsis
- How rubber is used in construction, farming, marine applications, aviation, trucks and large vehicles, and police vehicles.
- Keywords
- educational; fact; farm; jet airplane; police car; rubber
Rubber Footwear of Many Types
comic story / 1 page
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- Genre
- non-fiction; advocacy; math & science
- Characters
- an industrial worker; a tennis player; a hunter; a fisherman; parents; kids
- Synopsis
- Varied footgear that use rubber.
- Keywords
- educational; fact; rubber; shoes
Rubber Helps Industry Do Unusual Things
comic story / 2 pages
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- Genre
- non-fiction; advocacy; math & science
- Characters
- a swimmer; workers
- Synopsis
- Impressive our out-of-the-ordinary uses for rubber.
- Keywords
- educational; fact; rubber
Rubber in Our Daily Lives
comic story / 1 page
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- Genre
- non-fiction; advocacy; math & science
- Characters
- homeowners
- Synopsis
- Home uses for rubber.
- Keywords
- educational; fact; rubber
Koroseal... Miracle Synthetic of a Thousand Uses
comic story / 1 page
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- Genre
- non-fiction; advocacy; math & science
- Characters
- a baby; children; a mother; a maid
- Synopsis
- Uses for a new soft flexible synthetic.
- Keywords
- educational; fact; rubber
B. F. Goodrich Famous Firsts
comic story / 1 page
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- Genre
- non-fiction; advocacy; history; math & science
- Characters
- a chemist; family
- Synopsis
- Goodrich "firsts" from 1871 through 1969.
- Keywords
- educational; fact; rubber
Research Leads the Way
comic story / 1 page
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- Johnstone & Cushing
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- Genre
- non-fiction; advocacy; math & science
- Characters
- a chemist
- Synopsis
- Information about science careers, and about the B. F. Goodrich research center at Brecksville, Ohio.
- Keywords
- educational; fact; Ohio; rubber
Rubber Answers the Challenge of Space!
comic story / 1 page
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- Genre
- non-fiction; advocacy; math & science
- Characters
- Mercury Astronaut
- Synopsis
- How rubber is being used in aerospace.
- Keywords
- astronaut; educational; fact; Project Mercury; rubber; space suit; space travel
Indexer Notes
Last page and back cover (self-cover).
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
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1.
Christopher Columbus First European to Learn About "Rubber"
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2.
How It Got the Name "Rubber"
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3.
Waterproof Shoes Were One of the First Useful Articles Made of Rubber
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4.
1870 Dr. B. F. Goodrich Establishes First Rubber Plant in Akron
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5.
The Automobile Enters the Picture
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6.
The Laboratory Meets the Challenge
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7.
["In 1876 Sir Henry Wickham was commissioned by the British government to obtain seeds of the rubber or 'hevea' tree from Brazil."]
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8.
Manufacture of Rubber Starts With the Right "Compound"
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9.
December 7, 1941
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10.
How American-Made Rubber is Produced
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11.
Then Came Aggression in Korea!
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12.
BFG Tubeless Tires Made History!
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13.
How a Tire is Made
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14.
What's New in Rubber...
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15.
Rubber in Automotive Transportation
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16.
Rubber in Transportation
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17.
Rubber Footwear of Many Types
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18.
Rubber Helps Industry Do Unusual Things
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19.
Rubber in Our Daily Lives
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20.
Koroseal... Miracle Synthetic of a Thousand Uses
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21.
B. F. Goodrich Famous Firsts
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22.
Research Leads the Way
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23.
Rubber Answers the Challenge of Space!
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