George Laurer

IBM engineer George Laurer invented the UPC barcode system in 1979. It became one of the most profound contributions to industrial technology. It revolutionized the retail industry and changed the point-of-sale experience forever.

George W. Bush has called Kanye Wests infamous comments about him after Hurricane Katrina the single worst moment of his entire presidency. West accused Bush of not caring about black people during the Hurricane Katrina telethon in 2005. It was one of the most disgusting moments in my Presidency, says Bush. Bush is speaking to Matt Laurer to [...]

Last night Matt Laurer posed the same question Ali G once posed to US Attorney General Richard Thornburgh: What is legal? Believe it or not, the two answers reveal a serious breakdown in US legal policy.

The mark of the beast. The number of his name. It is a man's number, and his number is 666. George(6) letters, Joseph(6) letters, Laurer(6) letters = 666

Before you buy a barcode - Authenticate Your UPC with this online datbase by George J. Laurer

Vous avez du remarque ce matin que le logo de Google s’était transformé en un code barre.En faite, aujourd’hui il s’agit du 57eme anniversaire du code barre.Il avait été breveté le 7 octobre 1952. Mais son utilisation courante n’interviendra qu’à partir de 1973, suite à l’invention du code UPC par George Laurer, le 7 octobre 1970.