James Goodfellow
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| James Goodfellow | |
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| Born | 1937 Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Known for | Inventing the ATM and the PIN |
James Goodfellow OBE (born 1937 in Paisley, Renfrewshire) is a Scottish inventor. In 1966, he patented Personal Identification Number (PIN) technology, and the Automatic Cash Dispenser.[1][2]
He was a development engineer given the project of developing an automatic cash dispenser in 1965. His system accepted a machine readable encrypted card, with a numerical PIN keypad.
Despite being awarded an OBE in the 2006 Queen's Birthday Honours for his invention of the Personal Identification Number,[3] Goodfellow regrets the lack of recognition and compensation for his inventiveness, since PIN codes are ubiquitous today[4]
See also
- Kelvin Hughes, Goodfellow's employer
- Scottish inventions and discoveries
References
External links
- James Goodfellow, entry at the Gazetteer for Scotland
- "Who invented the ATM machine? - The James Goodfellow Story", at atmmachine.com
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