Inventor of barcode dies

[meimjustalawnmower]

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/13/business/n-joseph-woodland-inventor-of-the-bar-code-dies-at-91.html?_r=0

[Scott Bails]

Very interesting article. He was a very impressive man.

[spellbound]

http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_500/MI0003/063/MI0003063860.jpg?partner=allrovi.com

[Camelogue]

Can not read code.

[trespass]

Bar codes are so 80's....hashtag Genesis

[Chain]

QR Codes are where it's at ;)

[JKL2000]

bump

[meimjustalawnmower]

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You seem to be on a mission, Jed. I hope you don't take any hostages.

[roddenberry]

I can imagine that, as his coffin slowly rolls toward the cremation oven, you'll hear "Beeep!"

I had an old bar code reader at home that actually uses a helium-Neon laser tube. It's a pretty thing when you fire it up!
http://www.progmontreal.com/arch/henelaser.jpg
I might try to incorporate this tube into some sort of groovy lamp desk someday...

Robert

[80s were ok]

wow, really interesting story.