Episode March 26, 2025 25 min 29s

Faxed: The Rise and Fall of the Fax Machine

This Book, "Faxed: The Rise and Fall of the Fax Machine" by Jonathan Coopersmith, chronicles the history of facsimile technology. It begins with early inventors and their struggles from the mid-19th century through the First World War, highlighting technical limitations and competition with the telegraph. The narrative then explores the technology's initial markets between the wars, including news and weather services, and its evolution alongside radio and the telephone. The text further examines the emergence of business and government applications in the mid-20th century, followed by the pivotal period of standardization and market expansion in the 1980s and 1990s. Finally, the book discusses the impact of computers and the internet on faxing, tracing its eventual decline while acknowledging its lasting influence.

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