Some people are of the opinion that dishwashers rank among the most important inventions of modern times. The inventor of the dishwasher was – how could it be otherwise – a woman: American Josephine Cochrane.
High society lady becomes an inventor Her great-grandfather was also an inventor, her father was an engineer. However, Josephine Cochrane (1839 – 1913), was not interested in technology at first. After her marriage, she lived the life of a high society lady, loved parties and had servants who car