Chester Carlson has been recognized for his contribution to the industry.
Chester Carlson, one of the key pioneers behind the invention of xerographic technology, has been recognized by the Paper Industry International Hall of Fame today.
The hall of fame recognizes inventions, individuals whose “initiative and efforts, have helped the world’s paper industry flourish”.
Carlson was instrumental in the creation of the modern copier. After copyrighting the patent in 1937, he worked for many years to make the technology a reality, eventually forming a license agreement to produce the machines with the Haloid Corporation, the company that would become Xerox Corporation.
Eventually the first copier, the Xerox 914, was released in 1959. Xerox says that the machines induction lead to a change in the industry that saw hundreds of billions more paper copies created.
Fortune magazine labelled the 914 as “the most successful product ever marketed in America.”