A revolution left to soak: Celebrating the invention of the dishwasher

Published September 12, 2025 4:30am ET



The dishwasher was made in America, though there is some dispute over who did it. That’s because there are two rival American inventors of the dishwasher, with dueling patents. Credit comes down to which model of creation you find more persuasive: genius or tinkering.

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