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INVENTIONS
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1940s
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1950s
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Detailed explanation-1: -In June 1974, Marsh Supermarket in Troy, Ohio, installed a prototype system. The very first barcode-scanned item was a 10-pack of Juicy Fruit gum. A month later, production scanning systems were installed at a Steinberg’s grocery store in Montreal, Canada, and a Pathmark store in South Plainfield, N.J.
Detailed explanation-2: -George Laurer developed the Universal Product Code He developped a scanner that could read the codes digitally. He also had the idea to use stripes to materialise the barcode.
Detailed explanation-3: -In the 1950s and 1960s a handful of industries that saw the potential in barcode technology continued to develop it. The first successful implementation was developed for the Boston and Maine Railroad company. As it caught on, it was designated as the industry standard by the Association of American Railroads (AAR).