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Her China Kept Chipping. So She Invented the Dishwasher: The True Story of Josephine Garis Cochrane
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The true story of Josephine Cochrane, the woman from Illinois who invented the first practical dishwasher. Her fine family china kept coming back chipped after dinner parties. When her husband died in 1883, he left her about 1,535 dollars and debts. With no engineering training, she measured every plate, cup and saucer, built wire racks inside a wheel in a copper boiler and sprayed the dishes with hot soapy water. She received her patent in 1886, her machines washed dishes at the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago and won an award, and hotels and restaurants bought them. Her company later…
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