Inventions · Topic 84 of 112
The Photocopier
⭐ MasteredA photocopier makes copies of documents by scanning the page and printing it using light and static electricity. Photocopiers made copying much faster than writing by hand.
💡 Fun fact
The first commercial photocopier was introduced in the late 1950s.
All about The Photocopier
A photocopier makes copies of documents by scanning the page with light and using static electricity to attract toner powder. The powder is then fused onto paper. Photocopiers made copying much faster than writing by hand.
The first commercial photocopier was introduced in the late 1950s. Photocopiers are now common in offices, libraries and schools, and many can also scan and print documents.
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