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Google Bar Code

Today's Google logo is a bar code, that says "Google" in Code 128 which is a standard way of encoding strings of ASCII characters in a barcode. Today marks the 57th anniversary of the first patent on the bar code. Inventors Norman Woodland and Bernard Silver filed a patent in October 1949, and...

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How to Make Bar Codes

Today Google is using A Standard 128 Bar Code for its logo. It's because its the 57th Anniversary of the patent that was issued on the original bar code. Every few days, Google is changing its logo to commemorate important events in history. Last week was the birthday of Gandhi, today it's all...