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Chester Carlson

EileenF — 2012-02-24T12:51:09Z

link to Carlson Library

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- In his later years he became known for his generous contributions to the ["University of Rochester"] and ["Rochester Institute of Technology"]. Chester's legacy lives on at the ["Carlson Metro Center"] YMCA, the Carlson Science and Engineering ["Libraries" Library] at the U of R, and the [http://www.cis.rit.edu Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science] at RIT.	+ In his later years he became known for his generous contributions to the ["University of Rochester"] and ["Rochester Institute of Technology"]. Chester's legacy lives on at the ["Carlson Metro Center"] YMCA, the ["Carlson Science and Engineering Library"] at the U of R, and the [http://www.cis.rit.edu Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science] at RIT.

Chester Carlson

peteb — 2010-04-28T01:10:42Z

noborder

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Chester Carlson

alexandergartley — 2008-11-12T19:02:40Z

bolded his name in the description

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- Chester Carlson invented the process of xerography, a method of duplicating images using electrical charges. He was inspired to work on this invention after spending hours hand-copying lab documents at the office in which he worked. Naturally, this was a pain in the butt, so he sought a way of automating the process and after several years of trial and error, had success on October 22, 1938. But, it wasn't until 1942 that Carlson thought it marketable (and patentable), and it was still another five years before Haloid purchased the rights to use the technology. These long years are documented in a Xerox film called "The Invention Nobody Wanted" (which I haven't had a chance to watch yet, but it certainly sounds dramatic! ["HeatherYager" -H]). After the 1940's, Carlson stayed on at Haloid in an advisory capacity, but inventing was his true passion.	+ '''Chester Carlson''' invented the process of xerography, a method of duplicating images using electrical charges. He was inspired to work on this invention after spending hours hand-copying lab documents at the office in which he worked. Naturally, this was a pain in the butt, so he sought a way of automating the process and after several years of trial and error, had success on October 22, 1938. But, it wasn't until 1942 that Carlson thought it marketable (and patentable), and it was still another five years before Haloid purchased the rights to use the technology. These long years are documented in a Xerox film called "The Invention Nobody Wanted" (which I haven't had a chance to watch yet, but it certainly sounds dramatic! ["HeatherYager" -H]). After the 1940's, Carlson stayed on at Haloid in an advisory capacity, but inventing was his true passion.

Chester Carlson

andrewhallidie — 2006-06-13T13:53:30Z

add Carlson Center for Imaging Science at RIT

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- Chester Carlson invented the process of xerography, a method of duplicating images using electrical charges. He was inspired to work on this invention after spending hours hand-copying lab documents at the office in which he worked. Naturally, this was a pain in the butt, so he sought a way of automating the process and after several years of trial and error, had success on October 22, 1938. But, it wasn't until 1942 that Carlson thought it marketable (and patentable), and it was still another five years before Haloid purchased the rights to use the technology. These long years are documented in a Xerox film called "The Invention Nobody Wanted" (which I haven't had a chance to watch yet, but it certainly sounds dramatic! ["HeatherYager" -H]). After the 1940's, Carlson stayed on at Haloid in an advisory capacity, but inventing was his true passion.	+ Chester Carlson invented the process of xerography, a method of duplicating images using electrical charges. He was inspired to work on this invention after spending hours hand-copying lab documents at the office in which he worked. Naturally, this was a pain in the butt, so he sought a way of automating the process and after several years of trial and error, had success on October 22, 1938. But, it wasn't until 1942 that Carlson thought it marketable (and patentable), and it was still another five years before Haloid purchased the rights to use the technology. These long years are documented in a Xerox film called "The Invention Nobody Wanted" (which I haven't had a chance to watch yet, but it certainly sounds dramatic! ["HeatherYager" -H]). After the 1940's, Carlson stayed on at Haloid in an advisory capacity, but inventing was his true passion.
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- In his later years he became known for his generous contributions to the ["University of Rochester"] and ["Rochester Institute of Technology"]. Chester's legacy lives on at the ["Carlson Metro Center"] YMCA and the Carlson Science and Engineering ["Libraries" Library] at the U of R.	+ In his later years he became known for his generous contributions to the ["University of Rochester"] and ["Rochester Institute of Technology"]. Chester's legacy lives on at the ["Carlson Metro Center"] YMCA, the Carlson Science and Engineering ["Libraries" Library] at the U of R, and the [http://www.cis.rit.edu Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science] at RIT.

Chester Carlson

andrewhallidie — 2006-02-19T19:39:12Z

things named after Chester

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Chester Carlson

HeatherYager — 2005-08-02T15:20:40Z

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HeatherYager — 2005-08-02T15:19:40Z

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HeatherYager — 2005-08-02T15:19:12Z

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Chester Carlson

HeatherYager — 2005-08-02T15:18:02Z

Upload of image astoria.jpg.

Chester Carlson

HeatherYager — 2005-08-02T13:21:27Z

chester!

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- Chester Carlson put Haloid Corp. on the map by inventing the first Xerox photocopier, rolled out in 1948.	+ Chester Carlson invented the process of xerography, a method of duplicating images using electrical charges. He was inspired to work on this invention after spending hours hand-copying lab documents at the office in which he worked. Naturally, this was a pain in the butt, so he sought a way of automating the process and after several years of trial and error, had success on October 22, 1938. But, it wasn't until 1942 that Carlson thought it marketable (and patentable), and it was still another five years before Haloid purchased the rights to use the technology. These long years are documented in a Xerox film called "The Invention Nobody Wanted" (which I haven't had a chance to watch yet, but it certainly sounds dramatic! ["HeatherYager" -H]). After the 1940's, Carlson stayed on at Haloid in an advisory capacity, but inventing was his true passion.
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	+ + ''In a somewhat useless side note, I work in the Xerox Historical Archive and we have a sealed-up box that contains Chester's lab equipment, along with his prototype machines. I think this is really neat! At 12, he was quoted to have said, "Someday, I'm going to make a big invention" (we have this quote engraved in a plaque on the wall, because we are a little nuts for Chester. He's the patron saint of the library and archive).'' -["HeatherYager" Heather]

Chester Carlson

JohnMoriello — 2005-08-02T00:48:42Z

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- Chester Carlson put Haloid Corp. on the map by inventing the first Xerox photocopier, rolled out in 1948.	+ He was born in Seattle in 1906 and moved to Rochester after developing and patenting the electrophotography technology at the center of the copier while living in New York City.
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- He was born in Seattle in 1906 and moved to Rochester after developing and patenting the electrophotography technology at the center of the copier while living in New York City.	+ In his later years he became known for his generous contributions to the University of Rochester and Rochester Institute of Technology.

Chester Carlson

JohnMoriello — 2005-08-02T00:44:35Z

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	+ + Chester Carlson put Haloid Corp. on the map by inventing the first Xerox photocopier, rolled out in 1948. + + He was born in Seattle in 1906 and moved to Rochester after developing and patenting the electrophotography technology at the center of the copier while living in New York City.