Joe Wilson and the Creation of Xerox

Charles D. Ellis

396 pages, parution le 11/09/2006

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Résumé

"Charley Ellis has written a magnificent portrait, capturing the indomitable spirit of Joe Wilson and his instinctive understanding of the need for and commercial usefulness of a transforming imaging technology. Joe Wilson and his extraordinary team, which I had the good fortune to first meet in 1960, epitomized the wonderful observation of George Bernard Shaw who said, 'Some look at things that are, and ask why? I dream of things that never were and ask why not?'

Xerox and xerography are not only a part of our vocabulary, but part of our everyday life. Charley Ellis gives the reader a poignant understanding of just how this happened through the life, adventures, critical business decisions, and dreams of Joseph Wilson and a cadre of remarkable individuals.

This book will surely join the library of memorable biographies that capture the building of America into a risk-tolerant, technologically sophisticated, idea-oriented society that thrives by understanding what Charles Darwin really said:

"Survival will be neither to the strongest of the species, nor to the most intelligent, but to those most adaptable to change."
Frederick Frank, Vice Chairman, Lehman Brothers Inc.

Sommaire

Introduction
Foreword
Early Years
Peggy
The Thirties
Years of Struggle
Chet Carlson
Battelle
Contact-Just Barely
Sol Linowitz
Toward Xerox
The University
Worst of Times, Best of Times
Joe Wilson
IBM, RCA, and GE
Gathering Strength in Finance
Building the Organization
Going International
Going It Alone
5¢
The 914
Go!
Getting on Message
Xerox: Zoom-Zoom
Fuji-Xerox
Challenges of Success
Minister Florence
LIFE
Public Service
Winding Down
No Longer CEO
At the Rockefellers'
Afterword
Joe Wilson: In His Own Words
Acknowledgments
Index

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Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Wiley
Auteur(s)	Charles D. Ellis
Parution	11/09/2006
Nb. de pages	396
Format	16 x 23,5
Couverture	Relié
Poids	646g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780471998358
ISBN13	978-0-471-99835-8