A Brief History of the ATM

A Brief History of the ATM


A Brief History of the ATM

The cash dispenser was born almost 50 years ago, in 1967. For many, this was the first tangible evidence that retail banking was changing; the introduction of the ATM marked the dawn of contemporary digital banking. The ATM finds its origins in the 1950s and 1960s, when self-service gas stations, supermarkets, automated public-transportation ticketing, and candy dispensers were popularized. The first cash machine seems to have been deployed in Japan in the mid-1960s. The most successful early deployments took place in Europe, where bankers responded to increasing unionization and rising labor costs by soliciting engineers to develop a solution for after-hours cash distribution. This resulted in three independent efforts, each of which entered use in 1967: the Bankomat in Sweden, and the Barclaycash and Chubb MD2 in the U.K. Source: A Brief History of the ATM — The Atlantic Rights to all content (text, images, videos etc.) with post source. If you think these are wrongly attributed email us

QR codes help to tell the history of Dalian historical buildings

QR codes help to tell the history of Dalian historical buildings


QR codes help to tell the history of Dalian historical buildings

Dalian, a port city located in the northeastern part of China, has a long and complex history with influences from other cultures and countries that have contributed to much of the events and architecture of the region, and now these stories are available through QR codes. These quick response codes are available on a number of the historical buildings in the city. Source: QR codes help to tell the history of Dalian historical buildings Rights to all content (text, images, videos etc.) with post source. If you think these are wrongly attributed email us

24 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Beer

24 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Beer


24 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Beer

Thanks to hipsters, the common man probably knows more about beer and zythology (“the study of beer and beer making”) than ever before. But did you know the oldest beer ad in recorded history appeared as far back 4000 BC? Or that IPAs were invented because British beer kept spoiling on its way to India, so brewers added more alcohol and more hops just to keep it fresh on the trip? And what about that cenosillicaphobia, huh? The fear of an empty beer glass, held by pretty much everyone and their moms? Source: 24 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Beer INFOGRAPHIC | Foodbeast