Elmer Berger (inventor)
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Elmer C.A. Berger was an inventor in the early 1900s credited for invention of the rear-view mirror
, although racing enthusiast Ray Harroun
experimented with one as early as 1911 while driving in the Indianapolis 500
. He is now buried in Hollywood Forever, a park in Hollywood, California, in the Cathedral Mausoleum #1405
Rear-view mirror
A rear-view mirror is a mirror in automobiles and other vehicles, designed to allow the driver to see rearward through the vehicle's backlight ....
, although racing enthusiast Ray Harroun
Ray Harroun
Ray Harroun was an American racecar driver, born in Spartansburg, Pennsylvania.-Early driving:As noted in the Columbia Car webpages, Harroun participated in the original setting of the record from Chicago to New York in 1903, and the re-taking of that record in 1904...
experimented with one as early as 1911 while driving in the Indianapolis 500
Indianapolis 500
The Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, also known as the Indianapolis 500, the 500 Miles at Indianapolis, the Indy 500 or The 500, is an American automobile race, held annually, typically on the last weekend in May at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana...
. He is now buried in Hollywood Forever, a park in Hollywood, California, in the Cathedral Mausoleum #1405