Norman Joseph Woodland (September 6, 1921 – December 9, 2012) was an American inventor, best known as one of the inventors of the barcode, for which he received a patent in October 1952. Later, employed by IBM, he developed the format which became the ubiquitous Universal Product Code (UPC) of product labeling and check-out stands.
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6 September 1921 Atlantic City, NJ
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Died |
9 December 2012 (aged 91) Edgewater, New Jersey
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Zodiac | Virgo |
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