First Photocopy Ever: Oct 22, 1938
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โ๐ Every photocopy traces back to 88 years ago tomorrow! On Oct 22, 1938, in a rented room above a bar in Astoria, Queens, Chester Carlson & Otto Kornei rubbed a sulfur-coated zinc plate with a handkerchief, flashed light through a slide reading "10-22-38 ASTORIA," dusted on powder... and the words appeared! Xerography was born. ๐คฏ #History #Xerox #Inventions #NYC
Sources: University of Rochester, Xerox, ASME. Photo: public domain (HAER via Wikimedia Commons).
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