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Robert Allen Boyer (September 30, 1909 – November 11, 1989) [1] was an American chemist employed by Henry Ford who was proficient at inventing ways to convert soybeans into paints and plastic parts used on Ford automobiles. He is also the inventor of the world's first plant protein fiber.
World's first plastic car body Plastic car frame patent 2,269,452 (January 13, 1942) [1] Soybean car frame patent, Fig. 2. The soybean car was a concept car built with agricultural plastic. The New York Times in 1941 states the car body and fenders were made from a strong material derived from soy beans, wheat and corn. [2]
This is a list of auto parts, which are manufactured components of automobiles. This list reflects both fossil-fueled cars (using internal combustion engines) and electric vehicles; the list is not exhaustive. Many of these parts are also used on other motor vehicles such as trucks and buses.
The Ford Motor Company used soybeans in such parts as gearshift knobs and horn buttons, and hemp for the body of the car. The automobile was designed to run on hemp diesel. Ford Motor Company accessed these innovations via the discovery and ingenuity of George Washington Carver , Tuskegee Scientist and Father of Chemurgy.
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Soybeans have also been used since 2001 as fermenting stock in the manufacture of a brand of vodka. [185] In 1936, Ford Motor Company developed a method where soybeans and fibers were rolled together producing a soup which was then pressed into various parts for their cars, from the distributor cap to knobs on the dashboard.
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Robert Boyer may refer to: Robert S. Boyer, professor of computer science, mathematics, and philosophy; See List of Charles Whitman's victims for Robert Hamilton Boyer, professor killed at The University of Texas in 1966; Robert Boyer (artist) (1948–2004), Canadian artist of aboriginal heritage; Robert Boyer (chemist) (1909–1989), chemist ...