Do Not Grow Weary In Doing Good (From our 6-14-26 Worship)

West Side Church of Christ - Elkton Ky · Jun 19, 2026 · 35m

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Introduction: Chester Carlson and the Long Road to Xerox

Chester Carlson worked in patent departments where paperwork consumed everything. Copies were slow, expensive, and miserable to make. Because of poor eyesight, arthritis, and frustration with constant copying, he began searching for a better way in 1934.

For four years, he experimented with almost nothing to show for it. He even had failures, smoke, and fire along the way. In 1938, he finally made the first image using light and static electricity. But even after that…