Father Giovanni Caselli (8 June 1815 – 25 April 1891) was an Italian physicist, inventor and priest. He is the inventor of the pantelegraph (a.k.a. Universal Telegraph or "all-purpose telegraph"), the predecessor of the modern fax machine. The world's first practical operating facsimile machine ("fax") system put into use was by Caselli.
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25 April 1815 Siena, Italy
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Died |
8 June 1891 (aged 76) Florence, Italy
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Zodiac | Taurus |
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