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Podcast: Success Made to Last Legends
Episode: Success Legends with Paul McEnroe, lead Engineer that invented bar codes
Description: It's the 50 year birthday of bar codes. Did you know that Paul McEnroe and his collaborative team at IBM invented the bar code? In his upcoming memoir, The Bar Code, he celebrates the digital age and the entrepreneurial spirit that fueled innovation. The Bar Code tells the real story of the team at IBM that developed the technology we use every day. Now, ten billion or more times per day, electronic scanners read data encoded in black and white codes (bar codes) printed or affixed to physical goods. Hear the backstory on this 86 year young innovator...