History of the Bar Code

Who drew the first bar code?

• Joe Woodland

• George Laurer

• Bernard Silver

• Theodore Maiman

Where was the first item with a UPC scanned?

• Kroger Kenwood Plaza store

• Drexel Institute of Technology

• Miami Beach

• Troy's Marsh Supermarket

What inspired Joe Woodland for the bar code design?

• The shape of waves

• A supermarket aisle

• Morse Code

• Circular patterns in nature

What was the first item scanned with a UPC at a supermarket?

• A bottle of milk

• A can of soup

• A pack of Wrigley’s Juicy Fruit chewing gum

• A loaf of bread

Who made the first laser?

• Bernard Silver

• Theodore Maiman

• Joe Woodland

• George Laurer

What was the shape of the first real-life tested bar code?

• Circular

• Bull's-eye

• Rectangular

• Triangular

Who created the version of the Universal Bar Code that was finally adopted?

• George Laurer

• Theodore Maiman

• Joe Woodland

• Bernard Silver

What was the main reason supermarkets wanted a bar code system?

• To track inventory

• To save on labor costs

• To reduce theft

• To speed up the checkout process