Multiple choice general knowledge

This company was named after the founder of vulcanization, Charles ________, and was founded by Frank Seiberling in 1898. The blank is a tyre company name.

  1. Goodyear

  2. Bridgestone

  3. Michelin

  4. Pirelli
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Explanation

Goodyear is indeed named after Charles Goodyear, the inventor of the vulcanization process for rubber. Frank Seiberling founded the company in 1898 and chose the name to honor Goodyear's contribution to rubber technology, even though Charles Goodyear had died decades earlier and had no connection to the company.

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