Masahiro Hara: The Man Who Gave the World the QR Code.
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#MasahiroHara, a Japanese engineer at Denso Wave, part of the Toyota Group, spent his days struggling with barcodes that were too slow and too limited. They no longer worked for the industry. He didn’t give up. He started inventing.
He studied patterns, tested shapes, looked for solutions. Playing the game of go, he realized that a black-and-white grid could store huge amounts of data. He designed a two-dimensional code, strong and readable from any angle. In 1994, the QR code was born.
Then came the choice: patent it and get rich, or make it free. Hara and Denso Wave decided together to release it without royalties. They gave up billions so it could become a universal standard.
The QR code spread quietly. From logistics to payments, and later to health certificates during the pandemic. Everyone used it. Almost no one knew who created it.
And Hara? He’s alive, 68 years old, and still works at Denso Wave. Today he focuses on medical uses and disaster response. No private jets. No magazine covers. He changed the world by choosing sharing over profit.
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