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Synthetic rubber

Fritz Hofmann

Synthetic rubber begins as a chemical demonstration, not an industrial replacement. Hofmann’s 1909 work proves isoprene polymerisation yields rubber — and nothing more. No performance, scale, or economics are stated. Its value lies in reframing rubber as synthesizable — not in delivering a usable material.