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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCo-Inventor of the Bar Code Dies at 91
Every time you check in at an airport or check out at a grocery store you can thank Norman Woodland. Woodland, the co-inventor of the bar code, died Sunday at the age of 91. Woodland came up with the idea after a grocer complained about the speed of checkout lines ...
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/extras/2012/12/13/co-inventor-of-the-bar-code-dies-at-91/
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Co-Inventor of the Bar Code Dies at 91 (Original Post)
struggle4progress
Dec 2012
OP
I remember the first time I wrote an dBase program utilizing bar codes for the tracking of
Purveyor
Dec 2012
#2
The longer ABC story says it was about "how product information could be captured at checkout"
muriel_volestrangler
Dec 2012
#8
sdfernando
(4,935 posts)1. I predict that he will have a rather "unique" headstone. /NT
Purveyor
(29,876 posts)2. I remember the first time I wrote an dBase program utilizing bar codes for the tracking of
litigation support document back in 1989. The attorney's on this Love Canal litigation case thought I was the "Ruler" of document control.
Was a pretty damned good program, if I must say so myself.
warrprayer
(4,734 posts)3. Heard his story on NPR
about 1/2 hour ago. My hat is off to him.
DollarBillHines
(1,922 posts)4. He also worked on he Manhattan Project.
Quite a guy.
Bosonic
(3,746 posts)5. RIP
Initech
(100,087 posts)6. I'm guessing this will be his final resting place?
joeybee12
(56,177 posts)7. Amazing...he really changed the way we do things...RIP
muriel_volestrangler
(101,326 posts)8. The longer ABC story says it was about "how product information could be captured at checkout"
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/bar-codes-inventor-joseph-woodland-dies-91-17964591#.UMp1jcWPOSp
not "about the speed of checkout lines".
not "about the speed of checkout lines".
njcamden_25884
(27 posts)9. he's contributed much to this world
may he rest in peace