Norman Joseph Woodland

Norman Joseph Woodland was an American Jewish inventor and engineer, 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 (UPC) of product labeling and check-out stands.

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Who was born first?

• Norman Joseph Woodland and Gavriil Ilizarov were born the same year
• Norman Joseph Woodland and Bernard Lown were born the same year
• Norman Joseph Woodland was born 1 year after Gordon Gould
• Norman Joseph Woodland was born 1 year before Eugene Stoner
• Norman Joseph Woodland was born 1 year before Ralph H. Baer

Timeline

1. Gordon GouldJuly 17, 1920 – September 16, 2005
2. Bernard LownJune 7, 1921 – February 16, 2021
3. Gavriil IlizarovJune 15, 1921 – July 24, 1992
4. Norman Joseph Woodland (this page)September 6, 1921 – December 9, 2012
5. Eugene StonerNovember 22, 1922 – April 24, 1997
6. Ralph H. BaerMarch 8, 1922 – December 6, 2014

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