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Dec 1, 2022 · This interactive game Doodle celebrates the 82nd birthday of Gerald “Jerry” Lawson, one of the fathers of modern gaming who led the team that developed the first home video gaming system with interchangeable game cartridges.
Gerald Anderson Lawson (December 1, 1940 – April 9, 2011) was an American electronic engineer. He is known for his work in designing the Fairchild Channel F video game console as well as leading the team that pioneered the commercial video game cartridge.
Explore the life of Gerald “Jerry” Lawson, a Black video game engineer who changed the way we play.
Apr 3, 2014 · Born in New York City on December 1, 1940, Gerald Anderson Lawson is famous for being a video game pioneer, helping develop the first cartridge-based home video game console system.
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Sep 17, 2021 · The late Jerry Lawson helped invent the first video game console with interchangeable games. His children say he brought the fun and games home and showed them they could create their own path...
Apr 14, 2011 · Gerald A. Lawson, a largely self-taught engineer who became a pioneer in electronic video entertainment, creating the first home video game system with interchangeable game cartridges, died on...
Oct 30, 2021 · Gerald “Jerry” Lawson, who died in 2011 at the age of 70, isn’t a household name — but he was a gaming pioneer, and one of the few Black engineers working in the tech industry in the 1970s. In...
