Thomas Hancock
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 160 years ago |
| Date of birth | May 8,1786 |
| Zodiac sign | Taurus |
| Born | Marlborough |
| Wiltshire | |
| United Kingdom | |
| Date of died | March 26,1865 |
| Died | London |
| United Kingdom | |
| Projects | Mechanical processing of raw rubber |
| Books | Personal Narrative of the Origin and Progress of the Caoutchouc Or India-Rubber Manufacture in England |
| Job | Engineer |
| Inventor | |
| Nationality | English |
| Siblings | Walter Hancock |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 440164 |
Thomas Hancock Life story
Thomas Hancock, elder brother of inventor Walter Hancock, was an English self-taught manufacturing engineer who founded the British rubber industry. He invented the masticator, a machine that shredded rubber scraps and which allowed rubber to be recycled after being formed into blocks or sheets.
