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2. Mary Anderson (inventor) - Wikipedia

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   Anderson’s simple mechanism and basic design have remained much the same, but unlike today’s windscreen wipers, Anderson’s could be removed when not needed. [9] [8] She then applied for, and in 1903 was granted, a 17-year patent for a windshield wiper. The patent application was filed on June 18, 1903.

3. Robert Kearns - Wikipedia

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   Robert William Kearns (March 10, 1927 – February 9, 2005) was an American mechanical engineer, educator and inventor who invented the most common intermittent windshield wiper systems used on most automobiles from 1969 to the present. His first patent for the invention was filed on December 1, 1964, after a few previous designs by other ...

4. Gladstone Adams - Wikipedia

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   Captain Gladstone Adams (16 May 1880 – 26 July 1966) was a professional photographer, inventor and chairman of Whitley Bay Urban District Council, and is one of several people claimed to have invented the windscreen wiper (known in the United States as the windshield wiper).

5. International Women’s Day: 11 essential items that were ...

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   On International Women’s Day, here’s a look at some of the most important inventions created by women

6. 10 products you didn't know were invented by women - AOL

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   In honor of Women’s History Month, we’re giving credit where credit is due, and highlighting 10 products made by women.

7. 20 things you didn't know were invented by women - AOL

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   The dishwasher, chocolate-chip cookies, and the first version of the Monopoly board game were all created by women. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call ...

8. List of women innovators and inventors by country - Wikipedia

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   Women inventors have been historically rare in some geographic regions. For example, in the UK, only 33 of 4090 patents (less than 1%) issued between 1617 and 1816 named a female inventor. [ 1 ] In the US, in 1954, only 1.5% of patents named a woman, compared with 10.9% in 2002. [ 1 ]

9. As Seen on TV: Windshield Wonder -- of some use, but not ...

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   The product: Windshield Wonder The price: Buy one get one free for $10, but add in $6.99 each for shipping and handling and the price really is $23.98 The claims: "Clean Windshields Without ...