{"product_id":"2202240","title":"Joe Wilson and the Creation of Xerox","description":"xvii, 396 pp. \"\"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.\"","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12595848347718,"sku":"2202240","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1232\/9510\/products\/2202240.jpg?v=1571423763","url":"https:\/\/ym-demo.myshopify.com\/products\/2202240","provider":"Yesterday's Muse","version":"1.0","type":"link"}