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Washing Machine

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Technology and Engineering Atlas. "Washing Machine." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://technology.interactiveatlas.org/inventions/washing-machine.

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Technology and Engineering Atlas. (n.d.). Washing Machine. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://technology.interactiveatlas.org/inventions/washing-machine

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@misc{technologyandengineeringatlas-washing-machine,
  author = {Technology and Engineering Atlas},
  title = {Washing Machine},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://technology.interactiveatlas.org/inventions/washing-machine},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

A washing machine, also called a laundry machine or clothes washer, is a machine designed to launder clothing. Its history includes an English patent for washing machines issued in 1691 and Bendix Home Appliances' first domestic automatic washing machine in 1937, with no single individual credited as its sole inventor.

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A washing machine (laundry machine, clothes washer, or washer) is a machine designed to launder clothing.

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