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But after years of experiments that actually bankrupted his family, Charles Goodyear finally realized his dream; he discovered, quite by accident, how to stabilize the sap he was so obsessed with and received his first patent for “vulcanizing” (from Vulcan, the Roman god of fire) rubber in 1837.

The narrative about a major invention follows the pattern of a fairy tale (волшебная сказка). The main character goes out into the woods and by pure accident discovers a magic object. Fuck.

upd: in Searle's terms we should not confuse a prior intention with an intention in action.