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- ↑ "Interview with Mr. Don Wetzel". americanhistory.si.edu. Retrieved 2020-11-25.
- ↑ McKay, Hollie (2019-08-30). "90-year-old inventor of the ATM celebrates its 50th birthday, admits wife has never used one". Fox News. Retrieved 2020-11-25.
- ↑ biography from IEEE