This Week in Business History

This Week in Business History for November 8th: From Mary Anderson to Tesla- 120 Years of Windshield Wiper Innovation


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In this edition of This Week in Business History, Kelly Barner takes listeners on a surprisingly colorful journey through the history of windshield wiper inventions and innovations. From a sleety wide on a trolley can in turn of the 20th century New York City, to a clever vaudeville actress and her daughter, to a champagne fueled accident on one inventor’s wedding night, we’ll follow the progression in windshield wipers from the earliest design to Tesla’s window cleaning plans for the future.

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