Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Yesterday was Flag Day in the USA - Did Anyone Notice? In America, Every Day is Flag Day
In Flag Day: In America, Old Glory represents more than just patriotism - latimes.com Gregory Rodriguez writes:
"The ubiquitous, barely noticeable U.S. flags that appear on clothing, mattress ads and even NBA backboards, among other things, are a constant reminder of nationhood and national unity." [emphasis added]
The Ubiquitous Xerox 914
The ubiquitous Xerox 914 photocopier revolutionized the machine business world. See The Atlantic magazine for The Mother of All Invention, written by Edward Tenner, who writes:
"Few people thought a market existed for the machines, which went on to become ubiquitous." [emphasis added]
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Xerox, the Ubiquitous
The Mother of All Invention - Magazine - The Atlantic:
"The struggles, obstacles, and ultimate triumph of its principal inventor, Chester Carlson— beginning with his frustrations as a patent analyst in the late 1930s—seem ripped from a Frank Capra film. Few people thought a market existed for the machines, which went on to become ubiquitous."[emphasis added]
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