The Lightbulb Moment Season 1 Episode 3 - BARCODE | How The Barcode Shaped Our Modern Economy

Airdate: 2021-Feb-18

Episode summary:

Barcodes have radically changed global commerce, helping fuel the rise of everything from massive companies like Walmart to world powers like China. And it all started with a man daydreaming on a beach in 1949.

About The Lightbulb Moment series:

Uncover the extraordinary origins of "ordinary" things – and the moments of inspiration that made them possible.