Nolan Bushnell facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Nolan Bushnell
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Nolan Bushnell in 2009
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| Born | February 5, 1943 |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Alma mater | University of Utah |
| Known for | Pong |
| Awards | Video Game Hall of Fame Consumer Electronics Association Hall of Fame |
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| Fields | Electrical Engineering entrepreneur |
| Institutions | Atari Chuck E. Cheese's |
Nolan Bushnell (born on February 5, 1943) is an American electrical engineer and entrepreneur. He founded both Atari Inc. (alongside Ted Dabney) and Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza-Time Theaters. Bushnell is in the Video Game Hall of Fame and the Consumer Electronics Association Hall of Fame. He got the BAFTA Fellowship and the Nations Restaurant News “Innovator of the Year” award. He was named one of Newsweek's "50 Men Who Changed America." Bushnell has started more than twenty companies. He is one of the founding fathers of the video game industry.
Bushnell graduated from the University of Utah with a degree in electrical engineering in 1968. Bushnell was raised in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, but is no longer an active member.
Bushnell was featured in the documentary film Something Ventured which premiered in 2011.
Bushnell's most recent company is uWink.
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The Magnavox Odyssey provided the inspiration for Bushnell's successful Pong.
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The Atari 2600 would go on to revolutionize the home gaming market, but Bushnell was forced out of Atari not long after its release.
