George Laurer, Who Developed the Bar Code, Is Dead at 94
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/11/technology/george-laurer-dead.html
Every purchase evokes his design of the rectangular Universal Product Code. But although it became ubiquitous, he received no royalties.
George Laurer, Who Developed the Bar Code, Is Dead at 94
Dec 11, 2019, 11:13pm UTC
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/11/technology/george-laurer-dead.html
>Every purchase evokes his design of the rectangular Universal Product Code. But although it became ubiquitous, he received no royalties.