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/
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Co-invented the barcode as a retail identification system.
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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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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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who co-invented the barcode alongside Norman Joseph Woodland
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The barcode was invented by Norman Joseph Woodland and Bernard Silver and patented in the US in 1952.
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