The history of technology is a story of innovation, of pushing forward the frontier of human capabilities. But it’s also a story of unexpected persistence. The fax machine, for example, may seem like ...

The world has moved past the era of floppy disks and dial-up tones. Now, it revolves around apps, encrypted emails, and real-time messaging. So, naturally, you'll peg the humble fax machine as one of ...

Faxed is the first history of the facsimile machine--the most famous recent example of a tool made obsolete by relentless technological innovation. Jonathan Coopersmith recounts the multigenerational, ...

Long before fax machines became office staples, the concept of transmitting documents remotely was evolving. From Alexander Bain's 1843 patent to early 20th-century newspaper photo transmissions, the ...

Once upon a time, a car phone was a great way to signal to the world that you were better than everybody else. It was a clear sign that you had money to burn, and implied that other people might ...

Most estimates are off by more than 100 years. Learn when the fax machine was actually invented and how it evolved to today’s technology. Long before the era of smartphones, there was a time when ...