Norman Joseph Woodland

Norman Joseph Woodland
Norman Joseph Woodland
Born	September 6, 1921; Atlantic City, New Jersey
Died	December 9, 2012 (aged 91); Edgewater, New Jersey
Other names	N. Joseph Woodland; N. J. Woodland
Alma mater	Drexel University
Known for	Co-inventor of the barcode

Norman Joseph Woodland (September 6, 1921 – December 9, 2012) was an American inventor and engineer, best known as one of the inventors of the barcode, for which he received a patent in October 1952.^[1]^[2] 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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Norman Joseph Woodland

Born	(1921-09-06)September 6, 1921 Atlantic City, New Jersey
Died	December 9, 2012(2012-12-09) (aged 91) Edgewater, New Jersey
Other names	N. Joseph Woodland N. J. Woodland
Alma mater	Drexel University
Known for	Co-inventor of the barcode