Today would be the 100th birthday of Chester Carlson, father of electrophotography (Xerography) aka photocopying (and laser printing). It's because of my boy Chester that Xerox is where it is, and the company is giving us his birthday off (which we can choose to celebrate on the day of our choice). The funny part of the story is that no one wanted his invention. He went to General Electric, IBM, RCA and the U.S. Army Signal Corps and no one would touch it.
If you go into any Xerox office, you'll find the following picture of the first Xerox ever made.
Good to know, huh?
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