Did You Know...
...that when IBM conducted a market study of Chester Carlson's invention in 1959, the company concluded that it would take only 5000 units of his new product to saturate the market? IBM therefore declined to be part of the new product introduction. Too bad for IBM. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, and his new product was the beginning of the Xerox Corporation. It is estimated that every day, worldwide, 3,000,000,000 copies are made!!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5587025 | Nuclear steam generator chemical cleaning passivation solution A method for passivating the surfaces of a nuclear steam generator and a solution therefor includes EDTA and hydrogen peroxide in a temperature range of 37° C. to 49° C. The solution is adjusted to have a pH of between about 9.2 and 9.5 and used on the ... | 12/24/1996 |
