Arnold Neustadter
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Arnold Neustadter was an American inventor and businessman. With Danish engineer Hildaur Neilson, he invented the Rolodex
desktop rotating card file and other office equipment.
His earlier inventions included the Autodex, a spring-operated phone directory that automatically opened to the selected letter, Swivodex, an inkwell that did not spill, Punchodex, a paper hole puncher, and Clipodex, a transcription aid that attached to a stenographer's knee.
The Rolodex has been called "a triumph of low technology" and "a lasting symbol of the art of networking".
Rolodex
A Rolodex is a rotating file device used to store business contact information currently manufactured by Newell Rubbermaid. The Rolodex holds specially shaped index cards; the user writes the contact information for one person or company on each card...
desktop rotating card file and other office equipment.
His earlier inventions included the Autodex, a spring-operated phone directory that automatically opened to the selected letter, Swivodex, an inkwell that did not spill, Punchodex, a paper hole puncher, and Clipodex, a transcription aid that attached to a stenographer's knee.
The Rolodex has been called "a triumph of low technology" and "a lasting symbol of the art of networking".