George Laurer, Who Developed the Bar Code, Is Dead at 94

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/11/technology/george-laurer-dead.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
December 12, 2019 at 12:31AM

Every purchase evokes his design of the rectangular Universal Product Code. But although it became ubiquitous, he received no royalties.