Usability Views Article Details  home | timeline | recent | popular | e-reports | userati | about this site Radio ID Tags: Beyond Bar Codes (20 May 2002) RFID systems originated in the 1940s, when the U.S. government used transponders to distinguish friendly aircraft from enemy aircraft. Through the 1970s, the federal government primarily used the systems for projects like tracking livestock and nuclear material. Article URL: http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,52343,00.html Read 92 more articles from findability.org sorted by date, popularity, or title. Next Article: Review: Usability and its Role in the Organisation This site is a labour of love built by Chris McEvoy