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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 ] [
Soy oils have been used in paint since at least the early 1900s, with paint being the second largest market for the oil in the United States between 1914 and 1918. [1] Soy oil was an early runner to replace linseed oil in paint products but did not transition fully, in part as it was attractive as a food product. [2]
Robert Clifton "Rabbit" Pitts (July 27, 1979 – August 25, 2024) was an American businessman, television personality, and classic car enthusiast. He was best known for co-starring in the Netflix series Tex-Mex Motors, and his storytelling on the YouTube channel VINwiki. He died at the age of 45 after being diagnosed with stomach cancer.
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 ...
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.
Drackett raised soybeans on his farms, invested heavily in soybean crushing mills, and produced a variety of products ranging from dog treats to sponges made from a soybean plastic. By 1940, Robert Allen Boyer, head of Ford's industrial soy applications research, had developed a synthetic wool made from soybeans, and as Ford was importing ...
Paul D. Boyer (1918–2018), American biochemist, 1997 Nobel Prize in Chemistry; Robert Boyer (1909–1989), American Chemist, employee of Henry Ford focus on soybean use; Robert Boyle (1627–1691), Irish-English pioneer of modern chemistry; Henri Braconnot (1780–1855), French chemist and pharmacist