Roland Moreno

Roland Moreno (11 June 1945 – 29 April 2012) was a French inventor, engineer, humorist and author who was the inventor of the smart card.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] Moreno's smart card, or la carte à puce in French, was little known internationally. However, he became a national hero in France and was awarded the Légion d'Honneur in 2009.^[1]

^ ^a ^b Schofield, Jack (30 April 2012). "Roland Moreno obituary, Smart-card inventor who missed out on global recognition but was a hero in France". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
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^ "French Smart card inventor Moreno dies in Paris". Radio France International. 30 April 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
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[guardian-1] Schofield, Jack (30 April 2012). "Roland Moreno obituary, Smart-card inventor who missed out on global recognition but was a hero in France". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 May 2012.

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[rfi-3] "French Smart card inventor Moreno dies in Paris". Radio France International. 30 April 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2012.

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