Chapter 11

Sir William Tilden's "Chemical Discovery and Invention in the Twentieth Century" (E.P. Dutton & Co.) contains a readable chapter on rubber with references to his own discovery. The "Wonder Book of Rubber," issued by the B.F. Goodrich Rubber Company, Akron, Ohio, gives an interesting account of their industry. Iles: "Leading American Inventors" (Henry Holt & Co.) contains a life of Goodyear, the discoverer of vulcanization. Potts: "Chemistry of the Rubber Industry, 1912." The Rubber Industry: Report of the International Rubber Congress, 1914. Pond: "Review of Pioneer Work in Rubber Synthesis" in _Journal of the American Chemical Society_, 1914. Bang: "Synthetic Rubber" in _Metallurgical and Chemical Engineering_, May 1, 1917. Castellan: "L'Industrie caoutchoucière," doctor's thesis, University of Paris, 1915. The _India Rubber World_, New York, all numbers, especially "What I Saw in the Philippines," by the Editor, 1917. Pearson: "Production of Guayule Rubber," _Commerce Reports_, 1918, and _India Rubber World_, 1919. "Historical Sketch of Chemistry of Rubber" by S.C. Bradford in _Science Progress_, v. II, p. 1.