Copies in Seconds: How a Lone Inventor and an Unknown Company Created the Xerox Machine

David Owen

135 valutazioni di Goodreads

Lingua: inglese

Editore: Simon & Schuster Australia, 2004

0743251172 / 9780743251174

Da: World of Books (was SecondSale), Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.World of Books (was SecondSale)

Venditore con 5 stelle

Venditore AbeBooks dal 20 dicembre 2007

Rilegato

Condizione: Usato - Molto buono

EUR 4,83

 Spedizione gratuita 
Spedito in U.S.A.

Quantità: 1 disponibile

Aggiungi al carrello
Resi gratuiti per 30 giorni

Descrizione dell’articolo da parte del venditore

A lone inventor and the story of how one of the most revolutionary inventions of the twentieth century almost didn't happen. Introduced in 1960, the first plain-paper office copier is unusual among major high-technology inventions in that its central process was conceived by a single person. Chester Carlson grew up in unspeakable poverty, worked his way through junior college and the California Institute of Technology, and made his discovery in solitude in the depths of the Great Depression. He offered his big idea to two dozen major corporations -- among them IBM, RCA, and General Electric -- all of which turned him down. So persistent was this failure of capitalistic vision that by the time the Xerox 914 was manufactured, by an obscure photographic-supply company in Rochester, New York, Carlson's original patent had expired. Xerography was so unusual and nonintuitive that it conceivably could have been overlooked entirely. Scientists who visited the drafty warehouses where the first machines were built sometimes doubted that Carlson's invention was even theoretically feasible. Building the first plain-paper office copier -- with parts scrounged from junkyards, cleaning brushes made of hand-sewn rabbit fur, and a built-in fire extinguisher -- required the persistence, courage, and imagination of an extraordinary group of physicists, engineers, and corporate executives whose story has never before been fully told. Copies in Seconds is a tale of corporate innovation and risk-taking at its very best.…

Codice articolo 00105020426

Titolo
Copies in Seconds: How a Lone Inventor and an Unknown Company Created the Xerox Machine
Autore
David Owen
Editore
Simon & Schuster Australia
Anno di pubblicazione
2004
Condizione
Very Good
Rilegatura
Hardback
Lingua
inglese
ISBN 10
0743251172
ISBN 13
9780743251174

World of Books (was SecondSale)

Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.

Venditore con 5 stelle

Venditore AbeBooks dal 20 dicembre 2007

Tariffe di spedizione nazionale per U.S.A.

ArticoloDa 4 a 12 giorni lavorativiDa 3 a 6 giorni lavorativi
Primo articoloEUR 0,00EUR 9,75
I tempi di consegna sono stabiliti dai venditori e variano in base al corriere e al paese. Gli ordini che devono attraversare una dogana possono subire ritardi e spetta agli acquirenti pagare eventuali tariffe o dazi associati. I venditori possono contattarti in merito ad addebiti aggiuntivi dovuti a eventuali maggiorazioni dei costi di spedizione dei tuoi articoli.

Metodi di pagamento

  • Visa
  • Mastercard
  • American Express
  • Carte Bleue
  • Apple Pay
  • Google Pay

Descrizione dello Store

Founded in 2002, World of Books is a leading online destination for buying and selling both preloved and new books, committed to making sustainable reading accessible to all. With a mission to help people read more and waste less, World of Books offers a huge range of affordable, high-quality books — giving both new and preloved titles a second life. The company also operates World of Books – Sell Your Books, an easy-to-use platform that allows customers to trade in unwanted books for cash, helping to keep books in circulation while promoting sustainability. As a Certified B Corp, World of Books is driven by a vision to become the world’s largest and most sustainable dedicated online bookstore. The company measures its success through the positive environmental impact it creates, the value it provides to customers, and its ability to operate profitably while supporting its sustainable mission …

Informazioni sull’azienda del venditore

SBYB, Inc.

900 Knell Rd
Montgomery, IL U.S.A. 60538