Download or read book Revolution at the Checkout Counter written by Stephen Allen Brown and published by Harvard University Wertheim Publications Committee. This book was released on 1997 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brown traces the origin and evolution of the Universal Product Code (U.P.C.)--a small rectangle of black and white bars which adorns virtually every retail item we purchase. The development of the U.P.C. illustrates the process of setting industry standards without government intervention and shows how systems of complementary technologies evolve.