On This Day In Alabama History: Inventor Mary Anderson Died

By Alabama NewsCenter Staff

Alabama native Mary Anderson died at her home in Monteagle, Tennessee on this day. Anderson was known as the inventor of a window cleaning device for electric cars, known today as the windshield wiper. Born in Greene County in 1866, Anderson created the idea for the windshield wiper after taking a trip to New York City, where she saw a trolley driver repeatedly stop to clear rain and snow from the windshield.

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