2. Name and description The windshield wiper was invented by Mary Anderson in 1903 to help street cars to operate safely in the rain. In 1905 she patented her invention witch allowed the car operator to control the external swinging arm wipers from within the car.

3. history of the invention Mary Anderson, in 1903, lived in New York City and invented the windshield wiper to help street cars operate safely in the rain and snow.

4. Facts about windshield wipers Windshield wipers use two mechanisms to make them work. An electric mater provides power to keep them moving. After the wipers are turned off the circuit continues to provide power until the wipers reach the resting point.

5. Future of the invention People will keep using wind shield wipers for a very long time. We think windshield wipers will be different color s.

6. Impact of the invention Wind shield wipers are sometimes hard to use in the snow.

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