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Charles Goodyear discovers the vulcanization of rubber. Vulcanization means to treat several different chemicals to create rubber
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Became the first chemist to synthesize an organic compound.
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Synthesized the first organic dye and the first synthetic perfume.
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Initiated the plastics industry by inventing celluloid. This was a transparent platic that was formely used in cintematic film.
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Developed the eletric furnace for making carbides and preparing pure metals
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Discovered x-radiation and won the nobel prize in 1901.
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Reseach on cathode rays resulted in proof of existence of electrons
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Discovered tetraethyllead and antiknock treatment for gasoline
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Discovered the nuetron
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Developed the orbital theory of chemcal bonding
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Achieved controlled nuclear fission
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Developed gene-splicing techniques
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Developed radiocarbn dating technique based on carbon-14
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