What is George J. Laurer?
{{Infobox person | name = George J. Laurer | image = GeorgeLaurer1987.jpg | alt = <!-- descriptive text for use by speech synthesis (text-to-speech) software --> | caption = | birth_name = George Joseph Laurer | birth_date = {{Birth date|1925|09|23}} | birth_place = [[New York City]], U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|2019|12|05|1925|09|23}} | death_place = [[Wendell, North Carolina]], U.S. | nationality = | other_names = | occupation = | years_active = | known_for = | notable_works = [[Universal Product Code]] }} '''George Joseph Laurer''' (September 23, 1925 &ndash; December 5, 2019) was an American engineer. He developed the [[barcode|Universal Product Code]], commonly known as the barcode, in 1973.<ref>[http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blbar_code.htm Bar Codes - The History of Bar Code]{{Dead link|date=January 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} About.com</ref> As an engineer at [[IBM]], he was asked to develop the pattern used for the Universal Product Code. Laurer died at his home in [[Wendell, North Carolina]] on December 5, 2019 at the age of 94.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://abc11.com/society/upc-barcode-inventor-george-laurer-dies-at-94-in-wendell/5740747/|title=UPC inventor, George Laurer, dies at 94 in his North Carolina home|website=WTVD|date=December 9, 2019}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * [https://eng.umd.edu/html/ihof/inductees/laurer.html Innovation Hall of Fame Inductees], Clark School of Engineering, University of Maryland in 1991. * [https://alumni.umd.edu/about-us/hall-fame Alumni UMD Hall Of Fame Members] in 2000 {{DEFAULTSORT:Laurer, George J.}} [[Category:1925 births]] [[Category:2019 deaths]] [[Category:American inventors]] [[Category:Engineers from New York (state)]] [[Category:Scientists from New York City]] {{US-bio-stub}}