I don't know when it started, the negative media coverage of female drivers is more and more, coupled with the influence of other factors, everyone is more and more resistant to female drivers, and even titled it the title of "road killer". But as everyone knows, these "road killers" in everyone's mouth have invented a lot of very practical car configurations. Today, Uncle Che will take everyone to see their contribution to the development of automobiles.
Wiper
Inventor: Mary Anderson
Time: 1903
Mary Anderson is an American real estate developer and rancher. Operates a cattle ranch and vineyard in California. At the same time, she is also very interested in invention, and the now ubiquitous wiper is her masterpiece.
While riding the tram in the winter of 1902, Mary Anderson observed that due to sleet and sleet weather, it was difficult for drivers to see the road ahead through their windows. Therefore, in order to clear the line of sight, the driver needs to open the window to reach out of the car, or stop the car and go out and wipe the windshield with his hand. Although people were accustomed to such operations at the time, Mary Anderson was keenly aware of the opportunities.
Soon, she was involved in the invention and had a local company produce a simple working model. The patent application for the device was officially approved in November 1903, but because the car was not popular at that time, it could not be profited.
Fourteen years later, in 1917, Charlotte Bridgewood, building on Mary Anderson's ideas, upgraded the wiper to electric operation and replaced rubber blades with rollers, an invention that can also be seen as the progenitor of the modern wiper.
In late 1920, the electric wiper technology invented by Charlotte Bridgewood was purchased by the later auto parts giant Bosch. In 1922, Cadillac became the first car manufacturer to be equipped with an automatic wiper. And the wiper, more than 100 years later, is still an irreplaceable configuration.
Brake pads
Inventor: Bertha Benz
Time: 1888
Bertha Benz is the wife of the famous car inventor Carl Benz, and as the woman behind him, Bertha Benz not only provided great support for Carl Benz's career emotionally and financially, but also the indispensable brake pads on the car are also the masterpieces of this woman.
On a clear morning in August 1888, Bertha Benz and her two sons embarked on a long journey from Mannheim to Pforzheim. But Bertha's trip was tough, and they were repairing as they moved forward. When the wooden brakes were worn, Bertha Benz found a shoemaker to install the leather sole on the car, and this piece of leather became the world's first brake pad.
Through this adventure, not only did the car, which was not optimistic at the time, gain fame, but also the couple received a lot of orders, and finally let Carl Benz leave a legacy.
Rearview mirrors
Inventor: Dorothy Levitt
Time: 1906
As one of the most important configurations of the vehicle, the rearview mirror also has a large reduction in the risk of accidents. But when Carl Benz first developed the car, he didn't really think about this problem, and the birth of the rearview mirror began with the British Dorothy Levitt.
Dorothy Levitt was born in 1882 to a wealthy jeweler, and her excellent family background led to Dorothy Levitte's early exposure to cars, making her the first female racing driver in British history and holding several speed records in the early 20th century.
The idea of a rearview mirror appeared in her book The Woman and The Car. The book mentions that "women should carry a small hand mirror with them when driving, and if necessary, they can lift the mirror to observe the situation behind them." However, due to the small number of cars at that time and the speed was not fast, the idea was not promoted very quickly. However, according to the records, the first person to use the rearview mirror on the car was the legendary driver Ray Harun, who was the winner of the first Indy 500 race.
And in 1914, the American inventor Chester M. A. Weidecai registered the relevant patents and began to mass-produce and use the rearview mirrors in the field of civilian vehicles.
Uncle Che summed up
How, after reading this article, will everyone have a lower "dislike" of female drivers? Although not all of them are engineers or scientists, but they have used their own acumen to invent these extremely practical car configurations, is it worthy of a big thumbs up? At the same time, Uncle Che also hopes that everyone can put aside their "prejudices" and have more understanding and tolerance for female drivers, so that the society is more harmonious and beautiful!