TIL in 1963 Robert Kearns invented the intermittent windshield wiper, presented it to Ford Motor Co. and was hired. Ford fired him and took his technology. He sued Ford for patent infringement
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Amazon.com: Flash of Genius [DVD] : Greg Kinnear, Lauren Graham, Dermot Mulroney, Alan Alda, Bill Smitrovich, Jake Abel, Andrew Gillies, Tim Kelleher, Daniel Roebuck, Mitch Pileggi, Chuck Shamata, Simon Reynolds, Dante Spinotti,
The epic, decades-long battle between Ford and a small-time inventor - The Hustle
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Amazon.com: Flash of Genius [DVD] : Greg Kinnear, Lauren Graham, Dermot Mulroney, Alan Alda, Bill Smitrovich, Jake Abel, Andrew Gillies, Tim Kelleher, Daniel Roebuck, Mitch Pileggi, Chuck Shamata, Simon Reynolds, Dante Spinotti,
Marc Abrahams's Fight to Tell the Story of the Inventor Robert Kearns in 'Flash of Genius' - The New York Times
Mary Anderson: How her simple invention made cars safer for everyone - Drive
Flash of Genius” – The Kearns' True Story | Dennis Kearns
Flash of Genius (2008) - IMDb
Flash of Genius (2008) - IMDb
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Flash of Genius Official Trailer #1 - Greg Kinnear Movie (2008) HD - YouTube
Flash of Genius (2008) - IMDb
