00:00 — Introduction
00:27 — The Overheard Problem
01:23 — The Beach, the Sand, and the Morse Code
02:25 — IBM, Laurer, and the Battle of the Symbols
03:33 — Sixty-Seven Cents and a Pack of Gum
04:35 — Wrap Up
Sources:
- Norman Joseph Woodland: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Joseph_Woodland
- George Laurer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Laurer
- Universal Product Code: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Product_Code
- Barcode: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barcode
- GS1 — How the Barcode Changed the World: https://www.gs1.org/articles/how-the-barcode-changed-the-world
- Smithsonian — The First Barcode Scan: https://www.si.edu/object/10-pack-wrigleys-juicy-fruit-gum%3Anmah_1055094
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