Editing Goggles (section)

== History ==
The [[Inuit]] and [[Yupik peoples|Yupik]] carved [[snow goggles]] from the [[antler]]s of  [[reindeer|caribou]], wood, and shell to help prevent [[Photokeratitis|snow blindness]]. The goggles were curved to fit the user's face and had a large groove cut in the back to allow for the nose. A long thin slit was cut through the goggles to allow in a small amount of light, diminishing subsequent [[ultraviolet]] rays. The goggles were held to the head by a cord made of caribou [[tendon|sinew]].

In the early 20th century, goggles were worn by drivers of uncovered cars to prevent irritation of the eyes by dust or wind.<ref>{{cite book|author=Alfred C. Harmsworth|title=Motors and Motor-driving|publisher=Longmans, Green, and Company|year=1904|url=https://archive.org/details/motorsandmotord01harmgoog|page=[https://archive.org/details/motorsandmotord01harmgoog/page/n112 73]}}</ref> Likewise in the first ten years after the invention of the airplane in 1903 goggles became a necessity as wind blow became more severe as aircraft speeds increased and as protection against bugstrikes at high altitudes. The first pilot to wear goggles was probably [[Charles M. Manly|Charles Manly]] in his failed attempt to fly [[Samuel Langley|Samuel Langley's]] aerodrome in 1903.

In 1875, [[Matthew Webb]] attempted to use a form of goggles without a seal (which he called "barnacles") on his first attempt at [[List of successful English Channel swimmers|swimming across the English Channel]], the intent was to shield his eyes from the splashing of the salt water.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Dolphin |title=The Channel Feats of Captain Webb and Captain Boyton |publisher=[[Dean & Son]] |year=1875 |location=London |language=en}}</ref>