Gary Starkweather

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Gary Starkweather was an American engineer and inventor best known for creating the laser printer while working at Xerox.

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instanceOf American
engineer
human
inventor
academicDegree bachelor's degree in physics
master's degree in optics
awardReceived Edwin H. Land Medal
R&D 100 Award
birthDate 1938-01-09
birthPlace Lansing, Michigan
surface form: Lansing, Michigan, United States
causeOfDeath unspecified illness
contributedTo advances in digital imaging
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 2019-12-26
developed laser printing technology
educatedAt Michigan State College
surface form: Michigan State University

Wayne State University
employer Apple Inc.
Microsoft
Xerox
Palo Alto Research Center
surface form: Xerox PARC
era 20th century
21st century
familyName Charles Starkweather
surface form: Starkweather
fieldOfWork electrical engineering
optics
gender male
givenName Gary
hasInfluenceOn computer printing industry
document reproduction technology
influenced development of office laser printers
knownFor invention of the laser printer
work on laser imaging
languageSpoken English
memberOf Optical Society of America
Society for Imaging Science and Technology
name Gary Starkweather self-link
notableAchievement adapted laser technology for printing applications
notableProject Xerox
surface form: Xerox 9700 laser printer
notableWork prototype laser printer at Xerox
occupation inventor
research engineer
patentHolder laser-based printing systems
residence Orlando, Florida, United States
workLocation Palo Alto, California
surface form: Palo Alto, California, United States

Rochester, New York, United States

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Xerox notableEmployee Gary Starkweather
Gary Starkweather name Gary Starkweather self-link