Inventor of Xerography
Chester F. Carlson, 1906-1968
Biographical information
"Chester F. Carlson, Inventor of Xerography - A biography," A. Dinsdale, Photographic Science and Engineering, vol. 7, 1963, p. 1-4. (Reprinted with permission of The Society for Imaging Science and Technology sole copyright owners of The Journal of Photographic Science and Engineering.)
Bibliography of publications about Chester F. Carlson
- "Xerography inventor is honored," New York Times, May 5, 1965, p. 35.
- "The man who started it all," Newsweek, v.257, November 8, 1965, p. 86.
- Owen, David. "Copies in seconds," The Atlantic Monthly, v.66, February 1986, p. 64.
- Obituary, New York Times, September 20, 1968, p. 47.
- Obituary, Newsweek, v.72, September 30, 1968, p. 115.
- Obituary, Time, v.92, September 27, 1968, p. 92.
- Obituaries from The Times, 1961-1970. Reading, England: Newspaper Archive Developments Limited, 1975, p. 123.
- Aaseng, Nathan. Twentieth-century inventors. New York: Facts on File, 1991.
- Carlson, Chester F. The invention and development of Xerox copying (an edited typescript of a tape recorded interview of Mr. Carlson by Professor Ermenc. The interview took place in New York City on December 16, 1965).
- Carlson, Chester F. Papers. 71 microfilm reels, microfilm of ms. collection in the New York Public Library.
- Chester Carlson: his life and his work. Webster, NY: [Xerox Corp.] Webster Research Center, 1985. VHS videocassette.
- Dessauer, John H. My Years with Xerox: the billions nobody wanted. Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Co., 1971.
- Dictionary of American biography, supplement 8, 1966-1970. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1988, p. 70.
- Encyclopedia of parapsychology and psychical research, by Arthur S. Berger and Joyce Berger. New York: Paragon House, 1991, p. 61.
- Encyclopedia of world biography, 20th century supplement, vol. 13. Palatine, Illinois: Jack Heraty & Associates, 1987-8, p. 257.
- Flatow, Ira. They all laughed. New York: Harper-Collins, 1992, p. 111.
- Golembeski, Dean J. "Struggling to become an inventor," Great inventions that changed the world (supplement to Invention & Technology Magazine), Forbes, Inc., 1997, p.40.
- ICP (International Center of Photography) encyclopedia of photography. New York: Crown Publishers, 1984, p. 99.
- Lecture forum honoring the memory of Chester F. Carlson. American Society for Psychical Research, Proceedings, v.28, 1969.
- 10-22-38 Astoria: the Chester Carlson story. Lexington, MA: Xerox Corp., 1987. VHS videocassette.
- Trailblazers of invention. Niles, Ill.: United Learning, 1974. 5 filmstrips.
- Webster's American biographies, edited by Charles Van Doren. Springfield, MA: G. & C. Merriam co., 1974, p.177.
- Who did what, the lives and achievements of the 5,000 men and women -- leaders of nations, saints and sinners, artists and scientists -- who shaped our world. Edited by Gerald Howat. New York: Crown Publishers, 1974.
The Chester F. Carlson Award for Innovation in Engineering Education
Patents by Chester F. Carlson
- U.S. Patent 2,221,776 (11.19.40), Electron photography
- U.S. Patent 2,277,013 (3.17.42), Electric recording and transmission of pictures
- U.S. Patent 2,297,691 (10.06.42), Electrophotography
- U.S. Patent 2,357,809 (9.12.44), Electra-photographic apparatus
- U.S. Patent 2,374,979 (5.1.45), Welding electrode holder
- U.S. Patent 2,391,457 (12.25.45), Spark plug electrode construction
- U.S. Patent 2,540,863 (2.6.51), Slide wire permeability tuner
- U.S. Patent 2,551,582 (5.08.51), Method of printing and developing solvent images
- U.S. Patent 2,583,546 (1.29.52), Electrophotographic recording
- U.S. Patent 2,588,699 (3.11.52), Electrophotographic apparatus
- U.S. Patent 2,599,542 (6.10.52), Electrophotographic plate
- U.S. Patent 2,624,652 (1.06.53), Graphic recording
- U.S. Patent 2,681,473 (6.22.54), Manufacture of plaques and the like
- U.S. Patent 2,690,394 (9.28.54), Improvements in electrophotography
- U.S. Patent 2,701,764 (2.8.55), Electrophotographic apparatus and methods
- U.S. Patent 2,761,416 (9.04.56), Development mechanism for electrostatic images
- U.S. Patent 2,815,734 (12.10.57), Method of developing xerographic images and apparatus
- U.S. Patent 2,830,114 (4.08.58), Transmission of electrostatic recordings
- U.S. Patent 2,842,456 (7.8.58), Improved powder cloud xerographic image
- U.S. Patent 2,862,472 (12.02.58), Electrostatic image development apparatus
- U.S. Patent 2,876,737 (3.10.59), Electrostatic image development
- U.S. Patent 2,918,900 (12.29.59), Apparatus for xerographic development
- U.S. Patent 2,922,230 (1.26.60), Xerographic powder fixing apparatus
- U.S. Patent 2,928,575 (3.15.60), Electrostatic image development
- U.S. Patent 2,940,934 (6.14.60), Electrostatic developer composition and method therefor
- U.S. Patent 2,955,052 (10.4.60), Xerographic relief image production and use
- U.S. Patent 2,982,647 (5.2.61), Electrostatic image reproduction
- U.S. Patent 2,990,278 (6.27.61), Method and apparatus for transferring and fixing xerographic images
- U.S. Patent 3,015,304 (1.2.62), Electrostatic image reproduction
- U.S. Patent 3,078,589 (2.26.63), Xerographic fusing apparatus
- U.S. Patent 3,083,684 (4.2.63), Porous ditto master tackifier
- U.S. Patent 3,120,790 (2.11.64), Xerographic exposure apparatus
- U.S. Patent 3,140,159 (7.7.64), Xerographic fusing apparatus
- U.S. Patent 3,140,160 (7.7.64), Xerographic fusing apparatus
- U.S. Patent 3,146,385 (8.25.64), Xerographic plate charging method and apparatus
- U.S. Patent 3,147,147 (9.1.64), Xerographic development electrode
- U.S. Patent 3,182,591 (5.11.65), Image forming apparatus and method
- U.S. Patent 3,199,223 (8.10.65), Xerographic fusing apparatus
- U.S. Patent 3,257,222 (6.21.66), Recording
- U.S. Patent 3,374,769 (3.26.68), Toner fusing apparatus
- U.S. Patent 3,506,347 (4.14.70), Duplex xerographic reproduction apparatus
