At its peak, there was one in nearly every office and doctor's surgery in the country. But the fax machine took more than 100 years to finally take off, with the technology behind it having been ...

The clunky fax machine has been around for longer than you might think. And it’ll be a while yet before it disappears, as Chris Baraniuk discovers. When do you think the fax machine was invented? You ...

When was the Fax Machine Invented? Most Guesses Are Way Off Your email has been sent Most estimates are off by more than 100 years. Learn when the fax machine was actually invented and how it evolved ...

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 ...

Britain bids farewell to the fax machine as Ofcom rings death knell for 80s office staple It was the essential piece of office equipment if you wan-ted to be up with the times in the 1980s and 1990s - ...

Change in telecoms rules may soon mean the fax machine will be consigned to the bin. UK communications regulator Ofcom is looking to scrap the requirement to providers to offer the 'outdated' service.