George J. Laurer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

George J. Laurer

American inventor

Date of Birth: 23-Sep-1925

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

Profession: engineer, inventor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

George Joseph Laurer III (September 23, 1925 – December 5, 2019) was an American engineer for IBM at Research Triangle Park in North Carolina.
He published 20 bulletins, held 25 patents and developed the Universal Product Code (UPC) in the early 1970s.
He devised the coding and pattern used for the UPC, based on Joe Woodland's more general idea for barcodes.