Shepherd-Barron, 84, Inventor of ATM, Was a Printer
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Born in India to Scottish parents, Mr. Shepherd-Barron worked for banknote printer De La Rue. But his fame arrived as a result of getting shut out of his bank without being able to make a cash withdraw. Admittedly, his masterful idea was somewhat borrowed.
"It struck me there must be a way I could get my own money, anywhere in the world," he told the BBC in a 2007 interview that marked the ATM's 40th anniversary. "I hit upon the idea of a chocolate bar dispenser, but replacing chocolate with cash."
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