S4E48 Paul McEnroe | Inventing the Barcode (UPC) & Scanner
Being an Engineer
English - December 15, 2023 10:00 - 56 minutes - 39.1 MBTechnology Science engineering mechanical engineering engineering education mechanical design engineering soft skills product development product design solidworks cad Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Paul McEnroe is the primary inventor of the universal product code (UPC for short), or better known as the barcode. Paul is also the co-inventor of the handheld “pistol-grip” scanner that reads barcodes at a distance, as well as several other technologies following these.
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