Nolan Bushnell
American businessman and engineer (born 1943)
Nolan Kay Bushnell (born February 5, 1943) is an American businessman and electrical engineer. He established Atari, Inc., and the Chuck E. Cheese chain.2
From Wikipedia’s article on Nolan Bushnell (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Born Feb 5, 1943.1
About
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.
He is credited with Bushnell's Law, an aphorism about games that are "easy to learn and difficult to master" being rewarding.
From Wikipedia’s article on Nolan Bushnell, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2
Companies
- AtariFounder3
- Atari, Inc.Founder4
- Chuck E. CheeseFounder5
- uWinkFounder6
In the news
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- Today in Chicago History: Chicago Bulls win their NBA debut against St. Louis HawksChicago Tribune, Oct 15, 2026…All my friends loved it,” Computer Space creator Nolan Bushnell told the Tribune in 1981.
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- 1WikidataNolan Bushnell on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaNolan Bushnell on Wikipedia
- 3WikidataAtari, Founder
- 4WikidataAtari, Inc., Founder
- 5WikidataChuck E. Cheese, Founder
- 6WikidatauWink, Founder