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This Week In History: Making Copies and Giant Brains

October 6, 1942 Chester Carlson received a patent for electrophotography which he invented four years earlier.  Searching for a buyer for his invention between 1939 and 1944, Carlson was turned down by more than 20 companies, including IbM, GE, Eastman … Continue reading

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