A windscreen wiper, also called a windshield wiper, is a device used to clear rain, snow, ice, washer fluid or other debris from a vehicle's front window. Almost every motor vehicle, including cars, trucks, buses and train locomotives, along with some watercraft and aircraft, is fitted with one or more of these wipers, which are usually required by law. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Source Windscreen wiper (Wikipedia)
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Source Mary Anderson (National Inventors Hall of Fame)
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1. Mary Anderson (National Inventors Hall of Fame)
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With her 1903 patent, Anderson's invention proved to be the first windshield-clearing device to be effective.
Windscreen wiper (Wikipedia)
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A windscreen wiper (Commonwealth English) or windshield wiper (American English) is a device used to remove rain, snow, ice, washer fluid, water, or other debris from a vehicle's front window.
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