Rubber /

Reveals that South American tribes used rubber long before the world got to know about it; when Columbus witnessed Haitian natives playing ball, he found himself mesmerized by the bouncing goo. Discovers how Charles Goodyear learned the secret of stabilizing rubber, by dropping a lump of natural rub...

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Other Authors: Low, Karan (Director), Smith, Grub (Narrator), Soeteman, Mimi (Director, Producer), Thean-Jeje, Lee (Director)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:This edition in English.
Published: Melbourne, Victoria : Looking Glass International, 2011.
Series:Quirky science ; Series 1, Episode 6
VAST: academic video online
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Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)

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