Dr. B.F. Goodrich
Benjamin Franklin Goodrich was born on November 4, 1841 in Ripley, New York. He trained to be a physician and received his M.D. from Western Reserve College in Cleveland, Ohio. He served as a surgeon with the Union Army in the Civil War.
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1895 - First Research Lab in the US
Research and development has always been very important to Goodrich. During its first 20 years the company became a pioneer in the rubber industry. The first rubber research laboratory was set up by Charles Cross Goodrich, the son of the founder, in 1895.
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Early Days of Flight
The “Pioneer Era” of flight (1900-1914) saw amazing attempts at mastering the skies. Although research into how man might fly had been going on for centuries (even Leonardo DaVinci had a go), it was not until the time of industrialization and advancements in science that allowed these pioneering aviators to take great leaps in aviation.
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1919 – Vickers Vimy
In 1891, the London Daily Mail offered a £10,000 prize for someone to fly non-stop across the Atlantic. There were many attempts, but it was not until 1919 that two Royal Air Force officers, John Alcock and Arthur Whitten-Brown, actually succeeded in making the crossing. Goodrich equiped this pioneering flight with electrical equipment and carburetors.
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