James Goodfellow
For the English footballer and manager, see Jimmy Goodfellow.
| James Goodfellow | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1937 Paisley, Renfrewshire |
| Known for | Inventing the ATM |
James Goodfellow OBE (born 1937 in Paisley, Renfrewshire) is a Scottish inventor. In 1966, he patented Personal Identification Number (PIN) technology,[1][2] and is widely acknowledged as the inventor of Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) technology, although John Shepherd-Barron also had a large part to play in their development.
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. His machine was tested a month later than one developed by John Shepherd-Barron.
In 2006 Goodfellow was awarded an OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours for his invention of the Personal Identification Number.[3]
See also
- Kelvin Hughes, Goodfellow's employer
- Scottish inventions and discoveries
References
- ↑ UK Patent No.1,197,183 - 2 May 1966.
- ↑ "it was Goodfellow who came up with the idea of a four-digit PIN which would allow people to access their cash". The Scotsman. 15 September 2007. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
- ↑ "Royal honour for inventor of Pin". BBC. 16 June 2006. Retrieved 5 November 2007.
External links
- James Goodfellow, entry at the Gazetteer for Scotland
- "Who invented the ATM machine? - The James Goodfellow Story", at atmmachine.com