Ep 46 - The Barcode: A Chat With Its Creator

Anna and Paul welcome Paul McEnroe to the show to discuss his new book, The Barcode: How a Team Created One of the World's Most Ubiquitous Technologies. We discuss how he led a team at IBM to create the barcode technology that cemented the barcode’s ubiquitous use worldwide, advice for young engineers, Anna’s history as a grocery store cashier in the first store to ever get barcodes, Paul M’s contribution to the Bay Area Rapid Transit System, and how to have a meaningful career- and life. The Barcode is now available for preorder and releases September 19. You can get it wherever you get your books. Follow @engineering_history_podcast on Instagram to keep up with our latest updates :)