Google Doodle celebrates inventor of video game cartridge
San Francisco, Dec 2 (Ians) 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, is the subject of today’s Google Doodle.
Jerry Lawson was born in Brooklyn, New York, who later attended Queens College and City College of New York before departing early to start his career in Palo Alto, California.
Upon arriving in California, Lawson joined Fairchild Semiconductor as an engineering consultant.
A few years later, Lawson was promoted to Director of Engineering and Marketing for Fairchild’s video game division, where he led the development of the “Fairchild Channel F” system — the first home video game system console that featured interchangeable game cartridges.
Lawson left Fairchild in 1980 to find VideoSoft, one of the first black-owned video game development companies.
The company developed software for the Atari 2600, which popularised the cartridge developed by Lawson and his team.
Jerry Lawson was born in Brooklyn, New York, who later attended Queens College and City College of New York before departing early to start his career in Palo Alto, California.
Upon arriving in California, Lawson joined Fairchild Semiconductor as an engineering consultant.
A few years later, Lawson was promoted to Director of Engineering and Marketing for Fairchild’s video game division, where he led the development of the “Fairchild Channel F” system — the first home video game system console that featured interchangeable game cartridges.
Lawson left Fairchild in 1980 to find VideoSoft, one of the first black-owned video game development companies.
The company developed software for the Atari 2600, which popularised the cartridge developed by Lawson and his team.
- 12/2/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
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