The fascinating, rocky history of the ubiquitous Xerox. On October 22, 1938, the first xerograph was born. By Bill Gourgey. Published Oct 22, 2024 9:00 AM EDT.

Xerox was founded in 1906 as the Haloid Company. After being known primarily for manufacturing photocopy machines throughout the 20th century — so much so that to “Xerox” became a verb ...

Xerox was founded in Rochester, New York, in 1906. The company is now headquartered in Connecticut but still employs hundreds of workers in upstate New York.