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Bernard Silver

Electrical Engineering

American electrical engineer who co-invented the barcode alongside Norman Joseph Woodland, patented in the US in 1952. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Birth Year
1924 1
Birth Date
1924-09-21 1
Death Year
1963 1
Death Date
1963-08-28 1
Nationality
American 1
Connections

Associated With

Co-invented the barcode as a retail identification system.

Invented

Barcode, Inventions
Source Barcode (Wikipedia)
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1. Bernard Silver (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationLead section
Quote, Lead section
Bernard Silver (September 21, 1924 - August 28, 1963) was an American electrical engineer who co-invented the barcode alongside Norman Joseph Woodland.
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Barcode (Wikipedia)
WikipediaInvented: Barcode, Lead section (inventor attribution, second citation)
Quote, Invented: Barcode, Lead section (inventor attribution, second citation)
The barcode was invented by Norman Joseph Woodland and Bernard Silver and patented in the US in 1952.
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