Mary Anderson | |
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| Born | Mary Anderson February 19, 1866 |
| Died | June 27, 1953 (aged 87) |
| Occupation(s) | Real estate developer, rancher, viticulturist, inventor |
| Known for | Invention of the windshield wiper |
Mary Elizabeth Anderson (February 19, 1866 – June 27, 1953)[1] was an American real estate developer, rancher, viticulturist, and most notably the inventor of what became known as the windshield wiper. On November 10, 1903 Anderson was granted her first patent for an automatic car window cleaning device controlled from inside the car, called the windshield wiper.[2][3] Her patent didn't get far as she got no manufacturing firms to agree to make her invention.
- ^ Obituary Archived 2011-07-08 at the Wayback Machine, Birmingham Post-Herald, June 29, 1953
- ^ United States Patent 743,801, Issue Date: November 10, 1903
- ^ Women Hold Patents on Important Inventions; USPTO recognizes inventive women during Women's History Month Archived 2009-05-11 at the Wayback Machine, United States Patent and Trademark Office press release #02-16, March 1, 2002, accessed March 3, 2009