In 1938, Chester Carlson, working in an attic in Queens, invented the first xerographic image. 77 years later, Chester’s invention is still at work powering the most sophisticated office and commercial printers on the planet.
At 8 pm, Sunday, June 21, The Smithsonian Channel will feature the interesting story behind the invention of Xerography, when it broadcasts its new program My Million Dollar Invention. There is a preview of the Chester Carlson segment here: http://xrx.sm/Carlson
The Carlson segment is part of a chapter called The Vision Thing and will be repeated at 11 pm on the 21st and 6 pm Monday, June 22.
Through dramatization and interviews with Xerox archivists, technology engineers and academics, the Smithsonian tells the story of how the dreams of a patent attorney evolved to create the $20 billion company today known as Xerox.