Tuesday, March 8, 2016

The Car Heater by Margaret A. Wilcox


The Car Heater by Margaret A. Wilcox

The world has seen a huge sort of development in the technological space and many people have contributed to the growth and development of this particular field. Women have come out with several useful and powerful technological inventions that have bettered the life of people to a great extent. One such best and revolutionary kind of invention happens to be car heaters. The car heater was invented by Margaret A. Wilcox in the year 1893. The invention is considered as the first step towards a more advanced car heating technologies that we get to see today.

Margaret A. Wilcox

Margaret A. Wilcox was a well-known mechanical engineer who was born in Chicago, the United States of America in the year 1838. She invented the car heater in the year 1893 and in November 28, 1893, she patented the car heater. By inventing the ingenious car heater system, Margaret was able to pave path for more sophisticated car heater developments. It is still considered as one of the most valuable kind of inventions that acts as the base. Margaret was very enthusiastic about various concepts and she used to experiment various ideas and creations in her lab. She is also known to come out with yet another excellent invention which is the combined dishwasher and clothes system. This particular concept was highly popular and it is most commonly used system now.

Car heater

Car heaters are now part of all sorts of car models that are available. It turns out to be convenient, useful and most importantly adds value. A car heater is nothing but a radiator like device that would heat the cabin of the concerned vehicle. In this system, the hot air from the engine passes through the tube and it is exchanged between that of the cabin and coolant. The recent models come with the provision to control temperature by way of adjusting the water valve and going with the air blending system. Though, we get to see topnotch models nowadays, this acted as the basic system which would always be regarded as a great invention.


Margaret invented the car heater for the purpose of providing warmth to the chill toes of the riders. Her invention came across as a huge advantage for aristocratic travelers in the 19th century. It provided for the much needed warmth and comfort to those who get to ride the car.

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  1. she needs to be added about more stuff she did she did not only make a car heater add family facts and interesting facts only some people know

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