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Tennis for Two facts for kids

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Tennis For Two on a DuMont Lab Oscilloscope Type 304-A
Tennis for Two on a DuMont Lab Oscilloscope Type 304-A

Tennis for two (also known as Computer Tennis) is a video game from 1958. It simulates a tennis game and is one of the oldest known games in the history of computer and video games.

History

American physicist William Higinbotham designed the game in 1958 to present it at the Brookhaven National Laboratory's annual public exhibition. The game was first shown on October 18, 1958.

Images for kids

  • Tennis for Two - Modern recreation

    Modern recreation of the controller

  • Tennis For Two in 1959

    The setup for Tennis for Two as exhibited in 1959

  • Tennis For Two re-created in 1997

    1997 recreation of the original Tennis for Two setup

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Tennis for Two para niños

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