When Were Faxes First Used?

The first recognizable version of what we consider the telephone fax was invented in 1964 by the Xerox company, but the technology that led to that advancement was created much earlier. In fact, it was Alexander Baine in 1843 who invented the electric printing telegraph.

When were fax machines most popular?

Between 1973 and 1983, the number of fax machines in the United States increased from 30,000 to 300,000, but by 1989 the number had jumped to four million. By the late 1980s, compact fax machines had revolutionized everyday communications around the world. Only recently has "fax" become a household word.

How did the 1843 fax machine work?

The First Faxes – Sending an Image Over a Wire

Working on an experimental fax machine between 1843 and 1846, he was able to synchronize the movement of two pendulums through a clock, and with that motion scan a message on a line by line basis. The image projected to and from a cylinder.