The tech that the US Post Office gave us
The tech that the US Post Office gave us
An exploration of the technological innovations driven by the US Postal Service over its 250-year history, from pioneering airmail and creating the ZIP code to adopting optical character recognition and machine learning for mail processing.
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the trail of technology the post office has been on the forefront really solidifies the power of consolidated investment.
while i'm sure they have tried many things that have failed, that is the cost of progress. the automated postal machines and the scanning and heads up alert (with pictures) of incoming mail are other fascinating technical challenges the post office has pushed successfully forward.
Published
2025
Summary
An exploration of the technological innovations driven by the US Postal Service over its 250-year history, from pioneering airmail and creating the ZIP code to adopting optical character recognition and machine learning for mail processing.
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