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PBS

Pbs: Who Made America?: Innovators: Joseph Wilson

For Students 9th - 10th
A businessman with an eye for innovations and the patience to research them, Wilson reinvented the Haloid Company as Xerox and made its name synonymous with photocopying.
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Website
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Inventor of the Week: Chester Carlson

For Students 9th - 10th
Massachusetts Institute of Technology provides interesting information on Chester F. Carlson, the inventor of the photocopier. The site provides good background on the history of the photocopier, and a photo of Carlson.