The Birth of the World's First Plain-Paper Copier Discussed at RIT
Becker led the team that designed and developed the Xerox 914—described as a product nobody wanted, built with money Haloid Co. (Xerox's forerunner) did not have, and using technology that was a laboratory novelty. Despite the long odds, the copier became “one of the most profitable machines ever to be produced,” according to Fortune.
The lecture, free and open to the public, will be in RIT's Xerox Auditorium in the James E. Gleason Building. It is part of the Kate Gleason College of Engineering's Distinguished Speaker Series.
Other upcoming talks include Judy Hoyt of Massachusetts Institute of Technology discussing “Nanostructure Devices” on March 31 and Barry Nelson of Northwestern University speaking on “A Reliable COMPASS for Optimizing Simulated Systems” on April 21.
WHAT: “The Birth of the Xerox 914—The World's First Plain-Paper Copier,” a free lecture by Horace Becker, former vice president of engineering, Xerox Corp.; part of the Kate Gleason College of Engineering's Distinguished Speaker Series
WHEN: 1-1:50 p.m. Thursday, March 10
WHERE: Xerox Auditorium, James E. Gleason Building, Rochester Institute of Technology
SPONSOR: Kate Gleason College of Engineering, Rochester Institute of Technology