Barcodes
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The Impacts of Barcodes on the Industrial Revolution
In 1974, a pack of Riggly's Chewingum became the first item to ever be scanned with the UPC barcode. Sanjay Sarama: Barcodes have come to represent everything they hate about capitalism and consumerism. Jerry Whiting: They aren't bad; they're just tools. But most people look at them and don't even know where to start.
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