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Barcode invention: part two

Barcodes look deceptively simple, but it took 25 years - and two episodes of Great Moments in Science! - to get from that lightbulb moment on a beach to the first barcode and scanner at a checkout.

An episode of the Great Moments In Science podcast, hosted by Australian Broadcasting Corporation, titled "Barcode invention: part two" was published on March 19, 2019 and runs 6 minutes.

March 19, 2019 ·6m · Great Moments In Science

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Barcodes look deceptively simple, but it took 25 years - and two episodes of Great Moments in Science! - to get from that lightbulb moment on a beach to the first barcode and scanner at a checkout.

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Barcodes look deceptively simple, but it took 25 years - and two episodes of Great Moments in Science! - to get from that lightbulb moment on a beach to the first barcode and scanner at a checkout.

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