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William Higinbotham

American physicist (1910–1994)

  • Fame52.6
  • Momentum4.1
  • Wikipedia2.9K
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Lived 1910–1994, aged 84United States
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    1910–1994
    Aged 84
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Updated 2026-07-01

William Alfred Higinbotham was an American physicist. A member of the team that developed the first nuclear bomb, he later became a leader in the nonproliferation movement. He also has a place in the history of video games for his 1958 creation of Tennis for Two, the first interactive analog computer game and one of the first electronic games to use a graphical display.

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  • 威廉·希金博特姆
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    wikipedia · ar.wikipedia.org
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    wikipedia · az.wikipedia.org
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Born
October 22, 1910
Died
November 10, 1994
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