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	John Boyd Dunlop - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		John Boyd Dunlop (February 5, 1840 - October 23, 1921) was a Scottish inventor who founded the rubber company that bears his name.
		He was born on a farm at Dreghorn, Ayrshire, and studied to be a veterinary surgeon, a profession he followed upon moving to Belfast in 1867.
		Dunlop assigned his patent to William Harvey Du Cros, in return for 1500 shares in the resultant company, and in the end did not make any great fortune by his invention.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/John_Boyd_Dunlop (176 words)

	John Boyd Dunlop: biography and encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		John Boyd Dunlop (February 5, 1840 - October 23, 1921) was a Scottish (The dialect of English used in Scotland) inventor (Someone who is the first to think of or make something) who founded the rubber (Latex from trees (especially trees of the genera Hevea and Ficus)) company that bears his name.
		Dunlop assigned his patent to William Harvey Du Cros, in return for 1500 shares of stock in the resultant company, and in the end did not make any great fortune by his invention.
		Dunlop died in Dublin (Capital and largest city and major port of the Irish Free State).
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/j/jo/john_boyd_dunlop.htm (205 words)

	John Boyd Dunlop
		Dunlop the reputed inventor of the pneumatic tyre was born in 1840 to a farming family in Dreghorn.
		Within ten years of Dunlop patenting the pneumatic tyre, it had almost entirely replaced the solid tyres and were being manufactured for motor cars by Michelin.
		Dunlop didn't make a great deal of money from the invention as he had sold the patent.
	www.threetowners.com /scots/john_boyd_dunlop.htm (198 words)

	John Boyd Dunlop 1840-1921
		Dunlop was born in Ayrshire and became a vet.
		It was his hobby as a cyclist that led him to change the tyres of a cycle from solid rubber to having a pneumatic tyre.
		This concept was fundamental in the development of the motor car, although Dunlop had little personal gain from it as he sold his patents rights at an early stage.
	www.visitscotland.com /library/johndunlop (63 words)

	Dunlop Tires \| Latest News
		John Boyd Dunlop, a Scottish veterinary surgeon living in Belfast, Ireland, is widely recognized as the father of the modern pneumatic - inflatable - tire, although he was not the first with the idea.
		Dunlop re-invented the tire for his 10-year-old son's tricycle in 1887 and was awarded a patent for his tire the next year.
		Dunlop was main tire supplier for Formula 1 Grand Prix racing during the 1950s and 1960s, and the company achieved 66 Formula 1 wins with eight world champions.
	www.dunloptire.com /news/press10_31_04_milestones.html (685 words)

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		John was born on February 5, 1846 in Dreghorn, North Ayrshire.
		John Dunlop was always very kind to animals and people, and it was his kindness, which led him to invent something which is used by almost everyone in the world today.
		Dunlop wondered whether his son Johnnie would be more comfortable on his tricycle if he could make air cushion tyres for it instead of the solid ones.
	www.angelfire.com /home/dunloptx/august/page2.html (252 words)

	John Boyd Dunlop, Scottish Inventor
		Dunlop was not the first person to invent the device (it was first conceived by another Scotsman, Robert William Thomson, in the 1840's), but Dunlop was the first to develop and patent a practical version of it.
		Noticing that his son was encountering difficulty and discomfort while riding over cobbled ground, Dunlop realized that this was because of the vehicle's solid rubber tires and began looking for a way to improve them.
		Dunlop patented the design and it wasn't long before bicycle and automobile manufacturers recognized the design's potential usefulness in their fields.
	www.visitdunkeld.com /john-dunlop.htm (229 words)

	John Dunlop, Inventor of the pneumatic tyre, 1840 - 1921 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		John Dunlop, Inventor of the pneumatic tyre, 1840 - 1921
		Dunlop was born in Ayrshire and qualified as a veterinary surgeon before moving to Belfast in 1867.
		Dunlop had in the meantime moved to Dublin, where he manufactured bicycle frames in collaboration with a local firm, Bowden and Gillies.
	www.ulsterhistory.co.uk /johndunlop.htm (237 words)

	Famous Scots - John Boyd Dunlop
		John Dunlop did not benefit much financially from his invention - he sold the patent and company name early on.
		Despite Thomson's earlier work, Dunlop is credited with the invention of the modern rubber tyre.
		Dunlop retired to Dublin and died there in 1921.
	www.rampantscotland.com /famous/blfamdunlop.htm (199 words)

	Dunlop Tire: History
		Dunlop Tires is beginning a new era in its proud history, one we're confident will continue the success story that's been unfolding for more than a century.
		For Dunlop Tires, that pride started back in 1888 with a Scottish veterinarian named John Boyd Dunlop, the founding father and namesake of the Dunlop brand.
		When he set those momentous 19th century events in motion, Dunlop was searching for a way to improve the performance and comfort of his son's bicycle.
	dunlop.buffnet.net /history.html (307 words)

	The Scotsman - Top Stories - How a lad inspired Dunlop's rubber revolution (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		John Boyd Dunlop was born in February 1840 at Dreghorn, the son of a farmer, also named John, and his wife Agnes.
		Dunlop was pleased with his work and decided to try it out against a solid tyre from his son's trike.
		Dunlop was not slow to realise the commercial potential of his invention, and in July 1888 he lodged a patent application, which was granted in December of that year.
	thescotsman.scotsman.com /index.cfm?id=582852005 (767 words)

	Sport Rider-Dunlop Company Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Dunlop's rich racing history stretches back more than a century-to 1889, to be precise, when we first introduced the revolutionary idea of using pneumatic tires in race competition.
		Dunlop initiated the use of aramid belts in motorcycle tires; produced the first original equipment radial street tire; led the industry with the revolutionary 20-inch off-road tire.
		And now, Dunlop continues to offer the broadest range of tires of any manufacturer, with the new soft terrain D773,and the new D208 ZR sport radial, which combines street handling characteristics with track-level grip, plus a wider range of premium minibike tires than any other tire manufacturer.
	www.sportrider.com /tech/tires/dunlop_info (563 words)

	John Boyd Dunlop Biography / Biography of John Boyd Dunlop History of Invention Biography
		John B. Dunlop was born in Aryshire, Scotland.
		In 1887 Dunlop was asked by his young son to think of some way to make the boy's tricycle ride more comfortably on Belfast's cobblestone streets.
		Dunlop had reinvented the pneumatic tire, which, unknown to Dunlop, had first been invented by Robert Thomson in 1845.
	www.bookrags.com /biography-john-boyd-dunlop-woi (398 words)

	GO BRITANNIA! Scotland: Great Scots of Note
		John William Dawson was born in the Scottish settlement at Pictou, Nova Scotia, where he later became superintendent of education.
		John Graham was a fierce and courageous fighter known to his followers as "Bonnie Dundee." He trained as a soldier in France and the Netherlands and fought in Scotland for the Anglican cause of King Charles II, helping defeat the rebel Presbyterian army at Bothwell Bridge in 1679.
		It was John Scotus, from Duns in Berwickshire, who pioneered the classical defense of the doctrine that the mother of Jesus was conceived without original sin, the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception that is still important in the Roman Catholic Church.
	www.britannia.com /celtic/scotland/greatscots/d1.html (3310 words)

	Your Place And Mine - Greater Belfast - Inventors - John Boyd Dunlop
		John Boyd Dunlop, a Scotsman who was a practising Belfast vet, created the first working air-filled rubber tyre.
		Dunlop sold the patent for his invention and thus didn't make a great deal of money on it.
		John Boyd Dunlop died in Dublin in 1921.
	www.bbc.co.uk /northernireland/yourplaceandmine/belfast/A762833.shtml (162 words)

	Roberts Group '98 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		John Boyd Dunlop invented the first practical pneumatic tyre in 1888.
		Today, Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd., which acquired Dunlop's tyre activities in France, Germany, UK and USA in the mid-1980s, is the leader of this vibrant global company.
		Dunlop is successfully involved in all forms of motorcycle sport across the world - everything from motocross and road racing to trials and speedway.
	www.robertsgroup.com /team/sponsor_dunlop.html (372 words)

	Dunlop, John Boyd (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Dunlop was in Dreghorn, Ayrshire, and studied veterinary medicine at Edinburgh University before setting up a practice in Ireland near Belfast, in 1867.
		Dunlop's first simple design consisted of a rubber inner tube, covered by a jacket of linen tape with an outer tread also of rubber.
		The inner tube was inflated using a football pump and the tyre was attached by flaps in the jacket which were rubber-cemented to the wheel.
	cartage.org.lb /en/themes/Biographies/MainBiographies/D/Dunlop/1.html (200 words)

	My interest in Triumphs2
		The pneumatic tyre was first invented by John Boyd Dunlop, a veterinary surgeon in Belfast.
		Dunlop Cross-ply tyres were used in the development and pre-production trials of the Triumph Herald during the late 1950's when
		Dunlop had a closer relationship than the other suppliers and would have been the biggest supplier.
	www.dunlopclassics.co.uk /myinterest2.htm (237 words)

	Little Dunlop's Tricycle
		Dunlop was born in Scotland but lives in Belfast.
		Dunlop's tires are made of polyisoprene, natural rubber.
		While Dunlop was putting tires on his son's tricycle, this is going on in the rest of the world.
	www.pslc.ws /macrog/exp/rubber/bepisode/trike.htm (702 words)

	For the best in motorcycle tires, try a Dunlop Motorcycle Tire. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Dunlop motorcycle tires have been long known for their high quality and reliability.
		Dunlop tire also continues to lead the industry with new ideas, like the 20-inch front tire for off-road use.
		Dunlop leads the motorcycle tire industry in its continuing research to improve the motorcycle tire.
	www.biketrade.co.uk /motorcycle_news_reviews/publish/printer_dunlop_motorcycle_tires.shtml (268 words)

	Recycling Tires When rubber met the road (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The inventor of the pneumatic tire was John Boyd Dunlop, a Scottish veterinarian raising a young son in Belfast, Ireland.
		In 1888, Dunlop was unhappy with the bumpy ride his son suffered because of the bare metal wheels of his tricycle.
		Dunlop glued two strips of rubber together to form a tube, wrapped the tube around the wheel and then wound linen tape around the tube to form a tread.
	www.dnr.state.oh.us /recycling/awareness/facts/tires/tiresinvent.htm (283 words)

	Dunlop Tyres UK
		In 1888, while watching his son ride a tricycle, John Boyd Dunlop noticed his discomfort whenever he rode over cobbled ground.
		Dunlop patented the idea, giving his fledgling Dunlop tyre company a head start over automotive competitors who had already recognised the tyre's many advantages.
		From there, Dunlop's growth from pioneer to successful multinational corporation was swift.
	www.dunloptyres.co.uk /site/dunlop/history/index.shtml (284 words)

	WHAS
		John Logie Baird, born Helensburgh, invented the television.
		John Boyd Dunlop, born Scotland, patented the pneumatic tyre.
		John McDonald, born in Glasgow was the prime minister of Canada for nineteen years.
	members.aol.com /stookie1/whas.html (743 words)

	DUNLOP TIRE COMPANY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The DUNLOP Tire and Rubber Company began it's involvement in Auto Racing in the early 1900's and are credited with donating the first trophy in North American Auto Racing history when they sponsored the Labour Day race for the Winnipeg Automobile Club.
		DUNLOP Tires have a distinguished and majestic association with motor sports throughout the last decade in Canada and around the world.
		DUNLOP continued to change with the times, from speed and wear changes to changes in technology, but always seemed to stay one lap ahead of the competition.
	www.4cylinder.org /dunlop.html (674 words)

	Dunlop Aircraft Tyres Limited - About Us - Company History
		In 1889, John Boyd Dunlop founded the Pneumatic Tyre Company and Booth's Cycle Agency, which were to become the Dunlop Rubber Company Limited.
		In 1985, Dunlop Aviation Division (which included Dunlop Aircraft Tyres) was acquired by BTR industries to form part of the BTR Aerospace Group.
		Eleven years later in 1996, Dunlop Aircraft Tyres was purchased from BTR Industries to form a separate independent company.
	www.dunlopaircrafttyres.com /aboutus/history.htm (306 words)

	Airwaves Ducati/GSE Racing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Dunlop established operations in Germany, France, Canada, Australia, USA, and production facilities throughout the globe, for example, Japan's first ever tyre plant at Kobe.
		Dunlop technicians were the first to apply motorsport tyre standards to the tyres of everyday vehicles.
		Dunlop's heritage in motorcycle racing is beyond comparison.
	www.gseracing.com /team/dunlop.htm (355 words)

	John Dunlop -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Scottish inventor and veterinary surgeon John Boyd Dunlop was born in Dreghorn, near Irvine.
		In March the U.S. government announced the establishment of the Commission for the Future of Worker-Management Relations, to be chaired by former secretary of labour John Dunlop, emeritus professor, Harvard University.
		Learn about the Presidency of John Adams, who was the second man to hold the office of U.S. President and the first to occupy the newly constructed White House.
	www.britannica.com /ebi/article-9321940 (694 words)

	Pacific Dunlop - Corporate entry
		Until the late 1960's Pacific Dunlop was basically a rubber company with interests in tyres, batteries, bedding and sporting goods It subsequently acquired a wide range of businesses which have included the clothing and footwear businesses Berlei, Holeproof, Red Robin, Boydex, Amco Jeans, Lightening Bolt, Grosby and Julius Marlow.
		1888: Scottish-born John Boyd Dunlop, a veterinary surgeon in Belfast, Northern Ireland, invented the pneumatic bicycle tyre.
		Pacific Dunlop Limited expanded its footwear operations in the United States of America with the acquisition of Desco, a New York based manufacturer and importer.
	www.cyberfibres.rmit.edu.au /biogs/TRC1013b.htm (1251 words)

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