Nolan Bushnell

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American entrepreneur

United States FoundersBorn 1943 · age 83

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Nolan Kay Bushnell is an American businessman and electrical engineer. , and the Chuck E. Cheese chain.

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The Magnavox Odyssey provided the inspiration for Bushnell's successful Pong.

The Atari 2600 would go on to revolutionize the home gaming market, but Bushnell was forced out of Atari not long after its release.

Nolan Bushnell's 67ft boat Charley (Ron Holland design, 1983)

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2009BAFTA Fellowship

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Ralph H. BaerAlso in Game On! The Unauthorized History of Video Games (2006)

Richard GarriottAlso in 8 Bit Generation: The Commodore Wars (2016)

Tom KalinskeAlso in Game On! The Unauthorized History of Video Games (2006)

Steve WozniakAlso in 8 Bit Generation: The Commodore Wars (2016)

About this person

Nolan Kay Bushnell is an American businessman and electrical engineer. He established Atari, Inc., and the Chuck E. Cheese chain. He has been inducted into the Video Game Hall of Fame and the Consumer Electronics Association Hall of Fame, received the BAFTA Fellowship and the Nations Restaurant News "Innovator of the Year" award and was named one of Newsweek's "50 Men Who Changed America". He has started more than 20 companies and is one of the founding fathers of the video game industry. He is on the board of Anti-Aging Games. In 2012, he founded an educational software company called Brainrush that uses video game technology in educational software.

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United States