90-year-old inventor of the ATM celebrates its 50th birthday, admits wife has never used one
August 30, 2019 at 14:04 PM EDT
It was a cool Friday afternoon in 1968 and businessman Donald Wetzel needed money to travel before the end of the weekend. The then-40-year-old examined the long line snaking through the bank and out the door, the clock was etching close to 5 o’clock, and his agitation was only growing.
