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September 30, 2010

History

Rubber Stamp

The story of Charles Goodyear, who dedicated his life to inventing usable rubber yet has little to show for it, aside from his name on the side of a blimp.

Jason Zasky Failure Magazine Sep 2010 10min Permalink