Nolan Bushnell
E486597
Nolan Bushnell is an American engineer and entrepreneur best known as a pioneer of the video game industry and the co-founder of Atari.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nolan Bushnell canonical | 3 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
engineer
ⓘ
entrepreneur ⓘ human ⓘ video game industry pioneer ⓘ |
| almaMater | University of Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
AIAS Pioneer Award
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
BAFTA Fellowship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coFounded | Atari, Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1943-02-05 ⓘ |
| degree | bachelor's degree in electrical engineering ⓘ |
| designed | Computer Space arcade game NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedIn | electrical engineering ⓘ |
| employer | Atari, Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | White American ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
computer engineering
ⓘ
video game industry ⓘ |
| founded |
Androbot Inc.
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
BrainRush NERFINISHED ⓘ Catalyst Technologies Venture Capital Group NERFINISHED ⓘ Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ Sente Technologies NERFINISHED ⓘ uWink NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Nolan Kay Bushnell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| honoredBy | Video Game Hall of Fame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| industry |
education technology
ⓘ
restaurants ⓘ video games ⓘ |
| influenced |
early arcade game design
ⓘ
home video game console market ⓘ |
| knownForQuote | "I always believed that the future of entertainment was interactive." ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
founding Atari, Inc.
ⓘ
pioneering the commercial video game industry ⓘ |
| notableWork | development of Atari 2600 ecosystem ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 8 ⓘ |
| occupation |
business executive
ⓘ
engineer ⓘ entrepreneur ⓘ |
| oversawCreationOf | Pong arcade game NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Clearfield, Utah, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | CEO of Atari, Inc. ⓘ |
| residence | California, United States ⓘ |
| saleOfAtariYear | 1976 ⓘ |
| soldCompanyTo | Warner Communications NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Nancy Nino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Chuck E. Cheese