Thomas Hancock (inventor)
Thomas Hancock | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 May 1786 |
| Died | 26 March 1865 (aged 78) London |
| Nationality | English |
| Engineering career | |
| Projects | Mechanical processing of raw rubber |
Thomas Hancock (8 May 1786 – 26 March 1865), 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.