In case you weren't aware: > The first mechanical dishwashing device was registered for a patent in 1850 in the United States by Joel Houghton > The device wa

In case you weren't aware: > The first mechanical dishwashing device was registered for a patent in 1850 in the United States by Joel Houghton > The device was both slow and unreliable. > Another patent was granted to L.A. Alexander in 1865 > Neither device was practical or widely accepted. And finally > The most successful of the hand-powered dishwashers was invented in 1886 by Josephine Cochrane together with mechanic George Butters (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dishwasher#History https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dishwasher#History) So yeah, all three invented the dishwasher it seems, but thanks to Josephine Cochrane (and Butters), we actually have a working and reliable dishwasher, something Joel Houghton was unable to build. You're all right, in your own way.