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Who was the inventor of xerography?

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Who was the inventor of xerography?


This podcast from WhatIs.com tells the story of Chestur F. Carlson, the inventor of xerography. From his early days as a patent lawyer to the application of the electroconductive theory, Carlson worked an entire career to bring the photocopier to the world.

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