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struggle4progress

(118,379 posts) Thu Dec 13, 2012, 07:36 PM Dec 2012

Co-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 predict that he will have a rather "unique" headstone. /NT sdfernando Dec 2012 #1

I remember the first time I wrote an dBase program utilizing bar codes for the tracking of Purveyor Dec 2012 #2

Heard his story on NPR warrprayer Dec 2012 #3

He also worked on he Manhattan Project. DollarBillHines Dec 2012 #4

RIP Bosonic Dec 2012 #5

I'm guessing this will be his final resting place? Initech Dec 2012 #6

Amazing...he really changed the way we do things...RIP joeybee12 Dec 2012 #7

The longer ABC story says it was about "how product information could be captured at checkout" muriel_volestrangler Dec 2012 #8

he's contributed much to this world njcamden_25884 Dec 2012 #9

sdfernando

(4,970 posts)

1. I predict that he will have a rather "unique" headstone. /NT

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Thu Dec 13, 2012, 07:40 PM

Dec 2012

Purveyor

(29,876 posts)

2. I remember the first time I wrote an dBase program utilizing bar codes for the tracking of

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Thu Dec 13, 2012, 07:41 PM

Dec 2012

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

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Thu Dec 13, 2012, 07:43 PM

Dec 2012

about 1/2 hour ago. My hat is off to him.

DollarBillHines

(1,922 posts)

4. He also worked on he Manhattan Project.

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Thu Dec 13, 2012, 07:47 PM

Dec 2012

Quite a guy.

Bosonic

(3,746 posts)

5. RIP

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Thu Dec 13, 2012, 07:52 PM

Dec 2012

Initech

(100,174 posts)

6. I'm guessing this will be his final resting place?

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Thu Dec 13, 2012, 07:54 PM

Dec 2012

joeybee12

(56,177 posts)

7. Amazing...he really changed the way we do things...RIP

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Thu Dec 13, 2012, 07:56 PM

Dec 2012

muriel_volestrangler

(101,440 posts)

8. The longer ABC story says it was about "how product information could be captured at checkout"

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Thu Dec 13, 2012, 08:42 PM

Dec 2012

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/bar-codes-inventor-joseph-woodland-dies-91-17964591#.UMp1jcWPOSp

not "about the speed of checkout lines".

njcamden_25884

(27 posts)

9. he's contributed much to this world

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Thu Dec 13, 2012, 08:49 PM

Dec 2012

may he rest in peace

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