N Joseph Woodland; Born 6th Sep 1921 – Died 9th Dec 2012
You may well ask WHO? We at Bishopsgate have a lot to thank him for! Joseph Woodland invented Barcode Scanning in the early 1950’s, although it took time for technology to catch up in the 1970’s when UPC (Universal Product Code) became widely used to revolutionise Supply Chain Management. His work was recognised in his…