About
British inventor credited as the founder of the British rubber industry. He is responsible for the invention known as the "masticator".
Before Fame
He worked with his brother as a coach builder in 1815.
Trivia
He published the story of his work in 1857 as The Origin and Progress of the Caoutchouc or India-Rubber Industry in England.
Family Life
His younger brother Walter Hancock was also an inventor.
Associated With
He patented the vulcanization of rubber using sulfur two months before American inventor Charles Goodyear.
