Today in History – October 7, 1952 – the barcode was patented: US Patent 2,612,99. The first barcode using the universal product code (UPC) was scanned many years later on June 26, 1974 by a cashier at a supermarket checkout counter. A shopper named Clyde Dawson handed a cashier at the Marsh Supermarket in Troy, [...]
Engineering Education “Today in History” Blog: Bar code patented
October 7th, 2011 · 3 Comments
Tags: Electrical Engineering · Industrial Engineering · Manufacturing Engineering
Engineering Education “Today in History” Blog: Bar codes and RFID tags
June 26th, 2011 · Add a Comment
Today in History – June 26, 1974 – First barcode using the universal product code (UPC) was scanned by a cashier at a supermarket checkout counter. A shopper named Clyde Dawson handed a cashier at the Marsh Supermarket in Troy, Ohio named Sharon Buchanan a 10-pack of chewing gum. The gum’s black and white barcode [...]
Tags: Engineering Management · Industrial Engineering · Manufacturing Engineering
Engineering Education “Today in History” Blog: Bar code patented
October 7th, 2010 · Add a Comment
Today in History – October 7, 1952 – the barcode was patented: US Patent 2,612,99. The first barcode using the universal product code (UPC) was scanned many years later on June 26, 1974 by a cashier at a supermarket checkout counter. A shopper named Clyde Dawson handed a cashier at the Marsh Supermarket in Troy, [...]
Tags: Electrical Engineering · General Engineering, Engineering Science · Information Systems · Information Technology
Engineering Education “Today in History” Blog: Bar codes and RFID tags
June 26th, 2010 · Add a Comment
Today in History – June 26, 1974 – First barcode using the universal product code (UPC) was scanned by a cashier at a supermarket checkout counter. A shopper named Clyde Dawson handed a cashier at the Marsh Supermarket in Troy, Ohio named Sharon Buchanan a 10-pack of chewing gum. The gum’s black and white barcode [...]
Tags: Electrical Engineering · Engineering Management · General Engineering, Engineering Science · Industrial Engineering · Manufacturing Engineering
Engineering Education “Today in History” Blog: Bar code patented
October 7th, 2009 · Add a Comment
Today in History – October 7, 1952 – the barcode was patented: US Patent 2,612,99. The first barcode using the universal product code (UPC) was scanned many years later on June 26, 1974 by a cashier at a supermarket checkout counter. A shopper named Clyde Dawson handed a cashier at the Marsh Supermarket in Troy, [...]