165 years ago today, July 1, 1860 (May 13, 1860, the 1860 lunar calendar), American inventor Charles Goodyear passed away. Photo: Charles Goodyear On July 1, 1860, American inventor Charles Goodyear passed away. When Charles Goodyear invented "Vulcanized Rubber", he did not expect that this invention, which had consumed countless energy and infused infinite hope, did not help him get rich, but made him poorer. When Frank Spelling named the tire and rubber company he founded "Goodyear", he did not expect that a hundred years later, these three words would become the most resounding name in the tire industry.