Jerry Lawson
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Jerry Lawson was an American engineer and video game pioneer best known for leading the development of the Fairchild Channel F, the first home video game console with interchangeable cartridges.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
engineer
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person ⓘ video game pioneer ⓘ |
| awardReceived | ID@Xbox Gaming Heroes award (posthumous recognition) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | Silicon Valley, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | complications from diabetes ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1940-12-01 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2011-04-09 ⓘ |
| dateSubjectOf | 2022-12-01 Google Doodle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
City College of New York
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Queens College, City University of New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Fairchild Semiconductor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
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| familyName | Lawson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
electronic engineering
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video game industry ⓘ |
| fullName | Gerald Anderson Lawson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | video game hardware innovation ⓘ |
| givenName | Gerald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | African-American inventor ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | Atari 2600 cartridge-based console design ⓘ |
| hasRole |
engineering manager
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video game hardware designer ⓘ |
| influencedBy | RCA COSMAC architecture (for early console design context) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
leading development of the Fairchild Channel F console
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pioneering use of interchangeable ROM cartridges in home video game consoles ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| legacy | paved the way for cartridge-based and later modular game distribution systems ⓘ |
| memberOf | Homebrew Computer Club NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
contributed to early coin-operated arcade game designs
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helped create first programmable ROM cartridge–based home video game console ⓘ |
| notableWork | Fairchild Channel F NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
electronic engineer
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engineer ⓘ video game designer ⓘ |
| parentOf | two children ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Mountain View, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | lead engineer for Fairchild Channel F ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | one of the first Black engineers in the video game industry ⓘ |
| residence | Santa Clara County, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Catherine Lawson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Google Doodle honoring his contributions to video games ⓘ |
| workedOn | Fairchild Video Entertainment System (later called Channel F) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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