RIP George Laurer

[kcowan]

RIP George Laurer, an IBM inventor who came up with the UPC code.

and self checkout would be impossible

 

[Midpack]

I saw that. UPC is ubiquitous.

 

[VanWinkle]

RIP George Laurer, an IBM inventor who came up with the UPC code.

and self checkout would be impossible

Thanks for posting, interesting read!

 

[Car-Guy]

Interesting.. I didn't know the story but I used the system for inventory control at work 20+ years ago.