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Robert William Kearns (March 10, 1927 – February 9, 2005) was an American mechanical engineer, educator and inventor who invented the most common intermittent windshield wiper systems used on most automobiles from 1969 to the present. His first patent for the invention was filed on December 1, 1964, after a few previous designs by other ...
In 2008, he starred in Flash of Genius, a docudrama about Robert Kearns who invented the intermittent windshield wiper. His portrayal of then-Major Bruce P. Crandall in 2002's We Were Soldiers brought public attention to Crandall's heroism during the 1965 Battle of Ia Drang.
Marc Abraham, who previously had produced The Road to Wellville (1994), Air Force One (1997), and Children of Men (2006), among many films, had long been drawn to the Robert Kearns saga for his directorial debut because the inventor believed more in fairness and honesty than the money offered to make him drop his lawsuit.
Richard Naradof Goodwin (December 7, 1931 – May 20, 2018) was an American writer and presidential advisor. He was an aide and speechwriter to Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson, and to Senator Eugene McCarthy and Senator Robert F. Kennedy.
Robert and Myra welcomed their first son, Jonathan, on March 4, 1964, according to Harvard Business School Alumni.After Jonathan graduated from Williams College with a bachelor’s degree in ...
Robert Kearns (1927–2005) was an American engineer, educator and inventor. Robert Kearns may also refer to: Robbie Kearns (born 1971), Australian rugby player; Robert Kearns (musician), former member of The Bottle Rockets
Here's everything you need to know about Oppenheimer's two children and what has happened in the 56 years since their father's death. J. Robert Oppenheimer's wife, Katherine, daughter Kit and son ...
Robert Plant is a rock star to the world, but his children know him best as a supportive dad. The frontman of the legendary rock band Led Zeppelin , Plant is an eight-time Grammy winner with 11 ...