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What existing communication system inspired Norman Woodland to design the barcode's pattern of bars?
Answer
Morse code
Woodland realized that Morse code's dots and dashes could be stretched vertically into wide and narrow bars, which became the basis for the barcode.
💡 Did you know?
The barcode was inspired by Morse code. Inventor Norman Woodland thought: dots and dashes could become wide and narrow bars.
Other options people guess
- Braille
- Semaphore flag signals
- The ASCII character code
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