1. While he was born in America, what Carlson's European heritage? German Swedish Danish Norwegian

2. Where and when was Carlson born? San Diego, CA., 1910 Omaha, NE., 1909 Witchita, KS., 1901 Seattle,WA.,1906

3. What was Carlson's father's profession? printer barber fireman merchant

4. What did Carlson's father suffer from? hemophilia cirrhosis of the liver arthritis and tuberculosis glaucoma

5. Carlson was a very bright science student in high school and kept a notebook of inventions his whole life. What invention was NOT in his notebook? rotating billboard cigarette filter tip shoe-cleaning machine fiber optics

6. Ironically, Carlson's mom died long before his dad. What did she die of? tuberculosis scarlet fever tetanus leukemia

7. After graduating college in 1930, what job did he take? soda jerk carpenter librarian research engineer

8. Who were his two wives? Rita and Leslie Sarah and Roberta Alexandra and Lucy Elsa and Dorris

9. In the mid-1930s what did Carlson study in night classes? law psychology dentistry podiatry

10. What principle is xerography based on? photoelectricity airflow osmosis buoyancy

11. Who was the assistant who helped Carlson create xerography? Franz Kobold Otto Kornei Hans Holstein Erich Wiess

12. What were the first words copied by xerography? 9-15-34 Williamsburg 2-14-30 Brooklyn 8-18-34 Delancey 10-22-38 Astoria

13. What company developed xerography? Haloid 3M Pfizer Squibb

14. What was the name and year of the first Xerox copier? Xeroxide, 1951 Xerocopier, 1953 Kwikkopy, 1948 Model A , 1949

15. Carlson died a millionaire. True False