The Photocopier

  • Born

    Born
    Chester Carlson was born in 1906.
    Pic of Chester Carlson.
  • Period: to

    Life of Chester F. Carlson

  • Elsa von Mallen

    Elsa von Mallen
    Elsa was his first wife.
    Pic of Chester and Elsa.
  • Photocopier

    Photocopier
    The photocopier was invented in 1938 because, Chester needed to make many copies of documents and hand them out to people.
    Pic of Chester with the first photocopier.
  • Image reading

    Image reading
    The first image was read in 1938. It was a testing one.
  • battelle memorial

    battelle memorial
    The battelle memorial ibecame interestuted in the photographing business
  • Why it didn't sell

    Why it didn't sell
    the photocopier didn't sell at first because of lack of commercial interest
  • Elsa von Mallen

    Elsa von Mallen
    Elsa Died no this date in 1945.
  • Dorris Carlson

    Dorris Carlson
    Dorris Carlson was his second wife.
  • Corporation

    Haloid corporation made a licensing agreement with the battelle corporation.
  • Xerox machine

    Xerox machine
    The xerox machine was marked in stores.
  • copier making an office copier

    copier making an office copier
    Xerox 914 first copier that made office copier on plain paper.
  • inventer of the year

    inventer of the year
    Chester Carlson was the inventer of then year
  • Horatio Alger Award

    Horatio Alger Award
    Chester Carlson won a Horatio Alger award. A Horatio Alger award is an award the community leader who demonstate indivdual initative a commitent to excellence.
  • Commemation of the 17th anniversary

    Commemation of the 17th anniversary of the U.S. patent system he gave some of his original equipment as well as the first xerograph print
  • When Chster Carlson Died

    When Chster Carlson Died
    Chester Carlson died from a heart attack.
  • Dorris Carlson

    Dorris Carlson
    Dorris Carlson Died.