Which scientific invention, first patented in 1952 but not commercially viable until the 1970s, revolutionized retail inventory management and is now used to track over 5 trillion products annually?

The intersection of science and retail has transformed how products are developed, marketed, and sold. Scientific innovations have revolutionized everything from inventory tracking to product formulations. This poll tests your knowledge about a significant scientific breakthrough that changed retail inventory management forever, impacting virtually every industry from grocery to pharmaceuticals.

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Barcode (Universal Product Code)
RFID (Radio-Frequency Identification)
Electronic Article Surveillance (EAS) tags
Magnetic Ink Character Recognition (MICR)