Norman Joseph Woodland
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Gender | Male |
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Date of birth | September 6,1921 |
Zodiac sign | Virgo |
Born | Atlantic City |
New Jersey | |
United States | |
Died | Edgewater |
New Jersey | |
United States | |
Other name | N. Joseph Woodland; N. J. Woodland |
Known for | Co-inventor of the barcode |
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ID | 3476990 |
Norman Joseph Woodland Life story
Norman Joseph Woodland 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 of product labeling and check-out stands.