The Technological Innovations of the US Postal Service
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The US Postal Service has been a pioneer in modern technologies, contributing to advancements like commercial aviation, the ZIP code, and optical character recognition over its 250-year history.
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In the 250 years that the US Postal Service has been around, it’s been a quiet pioneer in modern technologies, helping to popularize things like commercial aviation, the ZIP code, and optical character recognition.
