Waldo L. Semon Papers, 1926-1990 1926-1990

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Waldo L. Semon Papers, 1926-1990 1926-1990

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The Waldo L. Semon Papers consist of research notebooks, correspondence, technical articles, awards, and miscellaneous materials concerning Dr. Semon's work at the B.F. Goodrich Company in Akron, Ohio.

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Semon, Waldo Lonsbury, 1898-

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Waldo Semon began working as a research chemist at the B. F. Goodrich Company in Akron, Ohio in 1926 at the age of twenty seven. Through his research he developed and obtained patents for many improvements in the rubber and plastics industry. His first major breakthrough occurred in 1927 with the invention of Koroseal, a highly polymerized vinyl chloride that is used as a coating for electrical equipment because of its resistance to heat and moisture. While rubber chemists had attem...

B.F. Goodrich Company

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Akron, OH. From the description of Trade catalogs, ca.1915. (College of Physicians of Philadelphia). WorldCat record id: 122579155 The B.F. Goodrich Company began in 1870. Originally called Goodrich, Tew and Company, the organization was founded by Benjamin Franklin Goodrich, Harvey W. Tew, Henry S. Sanderson, Robert Newland, and David N. Marvin. Their partnership was intended to make rubber and because of their choice of location in Akron, Goodrich, Tew and Company (GTC) be...