Spencer Wright

Spencer Wright

Spencer Wright is the (mostly accidental) founder of Scope of Work, which he started writing (as The Prepared) in 2013. Today he serves as its editor-in-chief and chief dilettante.
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Spencer Wright
Cars. paid
Rubber 8 min read

Cars.

Since the introduction of the Model T, the rubber industry has evolved in tandem with the automobile industry – and American car culture.…
Spencer Wright
Spencer Wright
On Pneumatic Tires. paid
Rubber 8 min read

On Pneumatic Tires.

Pneumatic tires were invented (and then promptly forgotten) in 1846. Then, they became perhaps the quintessential twentieth-century transportation technology.…
Spencer Wright
Spencer Wright
On Naphtha members
Feature 8 min read

On Naphtha

How naphtha -- one of the first fossil fuel derivatives ever made -- played a key role in the commercialization of rubber.…
Spencer Wright
Spencer Wright
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