photocopier

In 1937, Chester Carlson a New Yorker patent attorney invented a copying process which he called electrophotography. He attempted to market the invention and contacted more than twenty companies but received only refusals. Finally, 10 years later, a photo paper maker named Haloid accepted . The process was renamed Xerography and in 1958, the first office copier, the 914, was produced. It was immediately a huge success, became the basis of a huge global industry and went on to make the company, ultimately the Xerox Corporation, a global name and Carlson a wealthy man. He donated millions to charity during his life and died in 1968.

This glossary is presented by Dussmann Office, a provider of quality office services in Germany from office rentals, virtual offices, office services and complete offices to reservation of conference rooms and flexible booking of office space on a daily basis.

Dussmann Office has locations nationwide. Contact partners at the headquarters in Berlin are available to answer requests and inquiries. Dussmann Office, like Dussmann Service, Kursana and Dussmann das KulturKaufhaus, is a company division of the Dussmann Group.