In 1969, an engineer frustrated by noisy printers created an idea that transformed office printing
etimes.in / Jun 10, 2026, 18:11 (IST)
Frustrated by noisy, low-quality impact printers, Xerox engineer Gary Starkweather envisioned a laser-based system. Adapting xerography, he developed the first functional laser printer in 1970, printing two pages per second. This innovation revolutionized office printing, bridging the digital and physical worlds by enabling high-quality, rapid document production directly from computer data, transforming modern workplaces.