Re: Who Invented Rubber Cement?? I cant find it anywhere.

Date: Tue Oct 12 09:03:48 1999
Posted By: Enrico Uva, Secondary School Teacher Chemistry, Physical Science
Area of science: Chemistry
ID: 938975544.Ch

Message:


The closest I could come up with is Charles Macintosh,a Scottish chemist, 
who is best known for his invention in 1823 of a method for making 
waterproof garments by using rubber dissolved in coal-tar naphtha for 
cementing two pieces of cloth together. The mackintosh garment was named 
for him. 

Source: Britannica Online

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