Most estimates are off by more than 100 years. Learn when the fax machine was actually invented and how it evolved to today’s technology. Long before the era of smartphones, there was a time when ...

The first fax machine was developed by Scottish inventor Alexander Bain in 1843. Bain was given a British patent for "improvements in producing and regulating electric currents and improvements in ...

You might think this outdated office staple belongs in a museum, but it still plays a key role in some of today's most important industries.

The world's first fax machine was patented in 1843 by Alexander Bain. He came from a remote croft in Caithness in Scotland and, for his early experiments, used cattle jaw bones for hinges and heather ...