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Nolan Bushnell

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Nolan Kay Bushnell (English: Nolan Kay Bushnell, February 5, 1943 -) is an American engineer and entrepreneur, the founder of Atari and Strange Mouse. He has entered the Video Game Hall of Fame and the Consumer Electronics Association Hall of Fame, is a member of BAFTA, and was selected as one of the "50 People Who Changed America" ​​by Newsweek. He has been involved in the industry since its inception and is one of the founders of electronic games. Nolan Bushnell decided to work in the video game industry because of a video game he played in college called "Space War!" 》.

Category
Scientists
Nationality
United States
Born
1943-02-05
Wikidata
Q335039
Occupations engineerentrepreneurcomputer scientistinventorvideo game developer
Aliases Nolan BushnellNolan Kay BushnellNolan Key BushnellNolan Bushnell

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