R.I.P. Norman Joseph Woodland

Norman Joseph Woodland, one of the inventors of the barcode, died on Sunday, December 9th, 2012. He was 91 years old.

More about his life:

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Joseph_Woodland
• http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/13/business/n-joseph-woodland-inventor-of-the-bar-code-dies-at-91.html?_r=0