Isbn: 9780743251174 - copies in seconds: how a lone inventor and an unknown company created the xerox machine (34 resultados)

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

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Hardback. Condición: Very Good. 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.…

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Condición: Good. First Edition. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. …

Condición: good. Signs of wear and consistent use.

Hardback. Condición: Very Good. 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.…

Condición: good. Book is considered to be in good or better condition. The actual cover image may not match the stock photo. Hard cover books may show signs of wear on the spine, cover or dust jacket. Paperback book may show signs of wear on spine or cover as well as having a slight bend, curve or creasing to it. Book should have minimal to no writing inside and no highlighting. Pages should be free of tears or creasing. Stickers should not be present on cover or elsewhere, and any CD or DVD expected with the book is included. Book is not a former library copy.…

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: As New. Simon and Schuster, New York. 2004. Hardcover. First Printing. Book is tight, square, and unmarked test; former owner name signed on FFFP and clipping from WSJ on the book on the rear FFP. Book Condition: Fine. DJ: As New. Brown boards with red overlay on spine with bright gold lettering on spine. 306 pp. How a lone inventor and unknown company created the biggest communication breakthrough since Gutenberg. one of the most successful machines in history was almost overlooked and even thought theoretically unfeasible. From Xerox files and private papers is a story of persistence, courage, and technological innovation. A clean pristine copy.…

Hardcover. Condición: As New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: As New. 1st Edition. 87-43,890-CB, FIRST EDITION, text like new, VERY GOOD READING COPY, tight spine, clean pages, NO highlighting/markings, very fine dust jacket.

Hardback. Condición: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

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hardcover. Condición: Fine copy in fine dust jacket. 1st. 8vo, 306 pp., Full title reads as follows: "Copies in Seconds: How a Lone Inventor & an Unknown Company Created the Biggest Communication Breakthrough Since Gutenberg - Chester Carlson & the Birth of the Xerox Machine.". Illus. with photos (ilustrador).…

Hard Cover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. First Edition. First edition. Light crease on base of front jacket panel, otherwise an excellent copy. 2345432. 2004 Hard Cover. 306 pp. "As New Yorker staff writer Owen explains in this fast-paced account of one inventor's hopes and dreams, the technology of copying is a relatively modern phenomenon. He recounts the history of copying documents from the scribal work of monks to the invention of the printing press and lithography, to the process that eventually resulted in today's Xerox machine. Owen narrates the life story of the man behind the Xerox machine, Chester Carlson (1906 - 1968), and his lonely efforts to find a way to reproduce documents. An inventive soul from a young age, Carlson as a teenager sketched out concepts for a trick safety pin, a new type of lipstick and a disposable handkerchief made of soft paper. After he graduated from college, he went to work for Bell Laboratories and continued his inventive ways. When he finally landed on an electrostatic process that would act like both a printing press and a camera, he began to shop the concept around and the Xerox machine was born in the mid-'50s. Owen's sympathetic portrait of Carlson's life and the difficulties and rewards inherent in the inventive process provide a window into the birth of one of our most ubiquitous office machines." - Publisher's Weekly.…

Hardcover. Condición: New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: New. 1st Edition. New. h9.

Cloth/Boards w/DJ. Condición: VG/VG. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster. VG/VG. (2004). . Cloth/Boards w/DJ. 8vo., 306 pp., shelfwear . Black & White Illustrations (ilustrador).

Cloth/Boards w/DJ. Condición: VG/VG. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster. VG/VG. (2004). . Cloth/Boards w/DJ. 8vo., 306 pp. . Black & White Illustrations (ilustrador).

Hardcover. Condición: As New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: As New. American First. First edition, first printing as evidenced by a complete number line from 1 to 10; a solid, clean, unread copy in collectable condition; dust jacket is protected by a Brodart sleeve; the book concerns "Chester Carlson and the Birth of the Xerox Machine.". Book.…

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. 1st Edition. Fine in fine dust jacket. SIGNED by the author on the title page (signature only). 1st edition, 1st printing, complete number line. Dust jacket is fine in protective mylar sleeve. Book as new except for a tiny bump at the base of the spine. "How a lone inventor and an unknown company created the biggest communications breakthrough since Gutenberg". By the Alicia Patterson Journalism Fellowship-winning author of "The Conundrum: How Scientific Innovation, Increased Efficiency, and Good Intentions Can Make our Energy and Climate Problems Worse" and "The Chosen One: Tiger Woods and the Dilemma of Greatness". Rare signed. Where possible, all books come with dust jacket in a clear protective plastic sleeve, sealed in a ziplock bag, wrapped in bubble wrap, shipped in a box. Signed by Author(s).…