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Who Discovered Rubber?
Rubber is an elastic hydrocarbon polymer that is extracted from certain kinds of trees that grow in damp climate as, Hevea Brasiliensis (Para Rubber Tree) which is the most common source, and there are other kinds which are less common. The rubber is produced from a milky latix that is secreted from trees as a … Continue reading
The Phonograph
When you think of Thomas Edison which of his many inventions do you think of first? The light bulb? Maybe his invention of film and movies? How about this one: the phonograph? Not many people think of or even know how the phonograph came to be. Without Edison – the man responsible for many of … Continue reading