A collection of stories tagged 'kearns' from NPR. http://www.reverbiage.com/ Copyright 2006 Reverbiage.com. Reverbiage is not affiliated with NPR nor its member stations. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:56:07 EST In 1967, Robert Kearns received patents for inventing intermittent car windshield wipers. He offered his idea to automakers but was turned away. When Ford and Chrysler started manufacturing cars with wipers without crediting Kearns, he took the case all the way to the Supreme Court. A new film called <em>Flash of Genius</em> tells his story. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/56784 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95344135&ft=1&f=1006 Fri, 03 Oct 2008 13:38:00 EDT In "Flash of Genius," Greg Kinnear plays Robert Kearns, a professor who invented intermittent windshield wipers. Based on a true story, Kearns claimed that Detroit automakers stole his idea and sued them in a long, drawn-out battle. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/56478 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95142897&ft=1&f=1008 Sun, 28 Sep 2008 09:40:43 EDT