Almost 50 years ago, Barclays opened its first cash dispenser in Enfield, North London. The ATM did not accept plastic cards, but paper vouchers. Disbursements were limited to 10 pounds.
The Automated Teller Machine, or Automated Teller Machine, was created by Scot John Shepherd-Barron. The inventor was somehow unable to withdraw money from his account due to the fact that the bank branch was closed. Shepard-Barron was inspired to create the ATM by a vending machine with chocolates: but instead of sweets, such a machine should have contained money.
In 2005, John Shepherd-Barron received the Order of the British Empire. A year later, another inventor, engineer James Goodfellow, received the same award as the creator of the PIN code.
Actor Reg Varney took part in the advertising campaign — it was he who first tested the car on himself.
To receive funds, it was necessary to use paper vouchers issued at the bank. The withdrawal limit of 10 pounds at that time would have been enough to have a great weekend. An element impregnated with Carbon-14, a weakly radioactive isotope, was embedded in the voucher. This element contained information about the PIN code that the client entered using the keyboard.
Now the number of ATMs in the world is very difficult to calculate — they are located in the most remote corners of the planet. For Russia, such statistics are also unavailable, but you can see the rating of banks by the number of ATMs in the country as of January 1, 2013. At the beginning of 2012, Russia occupied the leading position in Europe in terms of the number of these machines per 1000 people — 1.3 units, in the UK this figure is 0.8, and in Sweden-0.38. ATMs are even available at the South Pole (photo below).
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The Automated Teller Machine, or Automated Teller Machine, was created by Scot John Shepherd-Barron. The inventor was somehow unable to withdraw money from his account due to the fact that the bank branch was closed. Shepard-Barron was inspired to create the ATM by a vending machine with chocolates: but instead of sweets, such a machine should have contained money.
In 2005, John Shepherd-Barron received the Order of the British Empire. A year later, another inventor, engineer James Goodfellow, received the same award as the creator of the PIN code.
Actor Reg Varney took part in the advertising campaign — it was he who first tested the car on himself.
To receive funds, it was necessary to use paper vouchers issued at the bank. The withdrawal limit of 10 pounds at that time would have been enough to have a great weekend. An element impregnated with Carbon-14, a weakly radioactive isotope, was embedded in the voucher. This element contained information about the PIN code that the client entered using the keyboard.
Now the number of ATMs in the world is very difficult to calculate — they are located in the most remote corners of the planet. For Russia, such statistics are also unavailable, but you can see the rating of banks by the number of ATMs in the country as of January 1, 2013. At the beginning of 2012, Russia occupied the leading position in Europe in terms of the number of these machines per 1000 people — 1.3 units, in the UK this figure is 0.8, and in Sweden-0.38. ATMs are even available at the South Pole (photo below).
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