Fascinating facts about Nolan
Bushnell inventor of
the Pong Video Game
in 1972. |
Nolan Bushnell |
AT A GLANCE:
Pong was the
invention of Nolan Bushnell, a young engineer who introduced video table
tennis to arcades in 1972. Simple and addictive, Pong launched the craze
for home video games. The home version was Introduced by Atari, Bushnell's
company, in 1974--long before anyone
had seen a personal computer. |
THE
STORY
RELATED INFO |
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Inventor: |
Nolan Bushnell |
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Criteria; |
First to invent. First
to patent. Entrepreneur. |
| Birth: |
February 5, 1943
in Ogden, Utah |
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Nationality: |
American |
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Invention: |
Pong Video
Game
in 1972 |
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Definition: |
noun /
game trademark |
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Function: |
Pong is a
simple and addictive video game. A tiny "ball" floats back and forth
across a "net" bisecting a dark Television screen, and two players
use knobs to manipulate "paddles" on the screen to hit the ball. The
instructions are spare: "Avoid missing ball for high score." |
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Patent: |
3,793,483
(US) issued February 19, 1974 |
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The Story: |
TO
LEARN MORE
RELATED INFORMATION:
Invention of the Pong Video Game from The Great Idea Finder
Ralph Baer Biography from The Great Idea Finder
William Higinbotham Biography from The Great Idea Finder
The Entrepreneur
from The Great Idea Finder
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trademarks and brands are the property of their respective owners. |
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